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CAP 9 Unit 4 Vocabulary
Vocab words for Unit 4.
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English
9th Grade
12/28/2009

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Term

Affil'iated

(adj.,part.)

Definition

Associated, connected

 

SYNONYMS: attached, related, joined

ANTONYMS: dissociated, unconnected 

Term

Ascertain'

(v.) 

Definition

To find out

 

SYNONYMS: discover, determine, establish

 

Term

Attain'ment

(n.)

Definition

An accomplishment, the act of achieving

 

SYNONYMS: achievement, fulfillment

ANTONYMS: failure, defeat, frustration

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Bequeath'

(v.)

Definition

To give or pass on as an inheritance

 

SYNONYMS: transmit, bestow, hand down

 

Term

Co'gent

(adj.)

Definition

Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

 

SYNONYMS: persuasive, compelling

ANTONYMS: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

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Converge'

(v.)

Definition

To move toward one point, approach nearer together

 

SYNONYMS: meet, unite, intersect, merge

ANTONYMS: diverge, separate

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Disperse'

(v.)

Definition

To scatter, spread far and wide

 

 

SYNONYMS: break up, dispel

ANTONYMS: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

Term

Esteem'

(v.,n.)

Definition

(v.) To regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement

 

SYNONYMS: (v.) respect, admire, honor, revere

ANTONYMS: (v.) disdain, scorn; (n.) contempt

Term

Expunge'

(v.)

Definition

To erase, obliterate, destroy

 

SYNONYMS: delete, efface, annihilate

ANTONYMS: insert, mark, imprint, impress

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Fi'nite

(adj.)

Definition

Having limits; lasting for a limited time

 

SYNONYMS: bounded, measurable

ANTONYMS: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

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Invul'nerable

(adj.)

Definition

Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

 

SYNONYMS: impregnable, impervious, immune

ANTONYMS: exposed, unprotected, defenseless

Term

Malev'olent

(adj.)

Definition

Spiteful, showing ill will

 

SYNONYMS: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant

ANTONYMS: kind, benevolent, compassionate

Term

Nonchalant'

(adj.)

Definition

Cool and confident, unconcerned

 

SYNONYMS: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé

ANTONYMS: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed

Term

Omnisc'ient

(adj.)

 

Definition

Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

 

SYNONYMS: wise, all-knowing

ANTONYMS: ignorant, unknowing

Term

Panace'a

(n.)

Definition

A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

 

SYNONYMS: universal cure, easy solution

 

Term

Scru'pulous

(adj.)

Definition

Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having moral standards, principled

 

SYNONYMS: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious

ANTONYMS: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest

Term

Skulk

(v.)

Definition

To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

 

SYNONYMS: lurk, slink, prowl

 

Term

Supercil'ious

(adj.)

Definition
Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
Term

Uncan'ny

(adj.)

Definition

Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

 

SYNONYMS: eerie, inexplicable, spooky

 

Term

Ve'nial

(adj.)

Definition

Easily excused; pardonable

 

SYNONYMS: excusable, forgivable

ANTONYMS: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable

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