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Unit 4 Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
12/17/2011

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Affiliated

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(Adj., Part.) Associated, connected

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Ascertain

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(V.) To find out

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Attainment

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(N.) An accomplishment, the act of achieving

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Bequeath

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(V.) To give or pass on as an inheritance

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Cogent

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(Adj.) Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

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Converge
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(N.) To move toward one point, approach nearer together

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Disperse

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(V.) To scatter, spread far and wide

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Esteem

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(V.) To regard highly;

(N.) A highly favorable opinion or judgement

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Expunge

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(V.) To erase, obliterate, destroy

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Finite

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(Adj.) Having limits; lasting for a limited time

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Invulnerable

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(Adj.) Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

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Malevolent

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(Adj.) Spiteful, showing ill will

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Nonchalant

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(Adj.) Cool and confident, unconcerned

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Omniscient

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(Adj.) Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

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Panacea

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(N.) A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

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Scrupulous

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(Adj.) Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

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Skulk

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(V.) To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

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Supercilious

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(Adj.) Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

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Uncanny

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(Adj.) Strange, mysterious, weird, beyong explanation

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Venial

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(Adj.) Easily excused; pardonable

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