Harker Freshman Vocabulary Set 4
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Class of 2015, Harker Freshman Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affiliated (second) | (adj., part.) associated, connected S: attached, relation, joined A: dissociated, unconnected |
| ascertain (third) | (v.) to find out S: discover, determine, establish |
| attainment (second) | (n) an accomplishment, the act of achieving S: achievement, fulfillment A: failure, defeat, frustration |
| bequeath (second) | (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance S: transmit, bestow, hand down |
| cogent (first) | (adj.) forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point S: persuasive, compelling A: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
| converge (second) | (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together S: meet, unite, intersect, merge A: diverge, separate |
| disperse (second) | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide S: break up, dispel A: collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
| esteem (second) | (v.) to regard highly (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment S: (v.) respect, admire, honor, revere A: (v.) disdain, scorn; (n.) contempt |
| expunge (second) | (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy S: delete, efface, annihilate A: insert, mark, imprint, impress |
| finite (first) | (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time S: bounded, measurable A: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
| invulnerable (second) | (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack S: impregnable, impervious, immune A: exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
| malevolent (second) | (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will S: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant A: kind, benevolent, compassionate |
| nonchalant (third) | (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned S: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé A: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
| omniscient (second) | (adj.) knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding S: wise, all-knowing A: ignorant, unknowing |
| panacea (third) | (n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems S: universal cure, easy solution |
| scrupulous (first) | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards S: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious A: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
| skulk | (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding S: lurk, slink, prowl |
| supercilious (third) | (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority S: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing A: humble, meek, deferential, servile |
| uncanny (second) | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation S: eerie, inexplicable, spooky |
| venial (first) | (adj.) easily excused; pardonable S: excusable, forgivable A: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
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