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 socksa venial fashion sin or a mortalfashion sin that can never beforgiven?