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English 9: Unit 4
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- 1affiliated(adj., part.)
associated, connected - 2ascertain(v.)
to find out - 3attainment(n.)
an accomplishment, the act of achieving - 4bequeath(v.)
to give or pass on as an inheritance - 5cogent(adj.)
forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point - 6converge(v.)
to move toward one point, approach nearer together - 7disperse(v.)
to scatter, spread far and wide - 8esteem(v.) to regard highly;
(n.) a highly favorable opinion or judegment - 9espunge(v.)
to erase, obliterate, destroy - 10finite(adj.)
having limits; lasting for a limited time - 11invulnerable(adj.)
not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack - 12malevolent(adj.)
spiteful, showing ill will - 13nonchalant(adj.)
cool and confident, unconcerned - 14omniscient(adj.)
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding - 15panacea(n.)
a remedy for all illls; cure-all; an answer to all problems - 16scrupulous(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having moral standards, principled
- 17skulk(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
- 18supercilious(adj.)
proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of feeling of superiority - 19uncanny(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
- 20venial(adj.)
easily excused; pardonable
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- Freshman/English 9/Unit 4/December 2018
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