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Vocab lesson 4:. Complete the vocab chart with notes and submit on the day of the vocab quiz. Affiliated. Def : (adj.) associated, connected Syn : attached, related, joined Ant: dissociated, unconnected
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Vocab lesson 4: Complete the vocab chart with notes and submit on the day of the vocab quiz.
Affiliated • Def: (adj.) associated, connected • Syn: attached, related, joined • Ant: dissociated, unconnected • Sent: She thought that becoming affiliated with a charity might make her seem less superficial and do wonders for her image.
Ascertain • Def: (v) to find out • Syn: Discover, determine, establish • Sent: In the technological age, one can ascertain information on almost any topic via the internet.
Attainment • Def: (n) an accomplishment, the act of achieving • Syn: achievement, fulfillment • Ant: failure, defeat, frustration • Sent: Although becoming a famous rock star is not probable, most musicians can achieve some degree of success even without the attainment of fame and fortune.
Bequeath • Def: (v) to give or pass on as an inheritance • Syn: transmit, bestow, hand down • Sent: He was shocked to discover that despite his uncle’s great wealth, the old man bequeathed to him only a few token possessions, and left the rest to charity.
Cogent • Def: (adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point • Syn: persuasive, compelling • Ant: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant • Sent: His mother hoped that a cogent lecture about the importance of academics would have a profound effect, but instead later found Jack texting his friends when he was supposed be studying for his midterm.
Converge • Def: (v) to move toward one point, approach nearer together • Syn: meet, unite, intersect, merge • Ant: diverge, separate • Sent: While waiting in line, we felt like the whole country converged at the water park on the same day we decided to go.
Disperse • Def: (v) to scatter, spread far and wide • Syn: break up, dispel • Ant: collect, congregate, assemble, muster • Sent: Whenever the toddler entered the room, the cats grew frightened and immediately dispersed.
Esteem • Def: (v) to regard highly • Def: (n) highly favorable opinion or judgment • Syn: respect, admire, honor, revere • Ant: disdain, scorn, contempt • Sent (v): In many societies, the elders are the most highly esteemed individuals. • Sent (n): A wise man once said that one acquires self-esteem by doing esteemable acts.
Expunge • Def: (v) erase, obliterate, destroy • Syn: delete, efface, annihilate • Ant: insert, mark, imprint, impress • Sent: He tried to expunge memories of his ex-girlfriend from his mind.
Finite • Def: (adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time • Syn: bounded, measurable • Ant: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal • Sent: Because there are a finite amount of combinations for pin numbers, the scammers were able to use a simple program to hack into the store’s credit card records. • Sent: We all have only a finite amount of time here on earth.
Invulnerable • Def: (adj) not able to be wounded; shielded against attack • Syn: impregnable, impervious, immune • Ant: exposed, unprotected, defenseless • Sent: They thought they were invulnerable with their advanced security system and their vicious guard dog, but the criminals were stable to break in and steal many of their belongings.
Malevolent • Def: (adj) spiteful, showing ill will • Syn: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant • Ant: kind, benevolent, compassionate • Sent: Although her aunt was arrogant, her uncle was even worse—downright malevolent.
Nonchalant • Def: (adj) cool and confident, unconcerned • Syn: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé • Ant: perturbed, agitated, disconnected, abashed • Sent: Even though he was a nervous wreck, he tried to act nonchalant when he approached his longtime crush to ask for her cell number.
Omniscient • Def: (adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding • Syn: wise, all-knowing • Ant: ignorant, unknowing • Sent: Unlike our modern conception of a deity, the gods of Ancient Greece were not omniscient and could be tricked.
Panacea • Def: (n) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems • Syn: universal cure, easy solution • Sent: Grandma always reminds me when I’m sick that chicken soup is a panacea.
Scrupulous • Def: (adj) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled • Syn: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious • Ant: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest • Sent: His cooking required deep concentration and scrupulous attention to detail.
Skulk • Def: (v) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding • Syn: lurk, slink, prowl • Sent: The raccoon skulked behind the garbage can outside the fast food restaurant, hoping for a quiet moment to hop in and have dinner.
Supercilious • Def: (adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority • Syn: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing • Ant: humble, meek, deferential, servile • Sent: His supercilious neighbor remarked in a supercilious tone, “I see you finally decided to repave your driveway, but you still have that awful jalopy in it.”
Uncanny • Def: (adj) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation • Syn: eerie, inexplicable, spooky • Sent: When he grinned, the actor had an uncanny resemblance to a seal.
Venial • Def: (adj) easily excused; pardonable • Syn: excusable, forgivable • Ant: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable • Sent: Surely, my plaid pants and striped shirt ensemble is only a venial fashion sin. • VOTE: Are sandals with socks a venial fashion sin or a mortal fashion sin that can never be forgiven?