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Flashcards by E.M. Flood, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by E.M. Flood
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| affiliated | (adj., part.) associated, connected |
| ascertain | (v.) to find out |
| attainment | (n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
| bequeath | (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance |
| cogent | (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
| converge | (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
| disperse | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide |
| esteem | (v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judegment |
| espunge | (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| finite | (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| invulnerable | (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
| malevolent | (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will |
| nonchalant | (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | (n.) a remedy for all illls; cure-all; an answer to all problems |
| scrupulous | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having moral standards, principled |
| skulk | (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
| supercilious | (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| venial | (adj.) easily excused; pardonable |
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