Week 4 Vocabulary affiliated adj associated connected SYN attached related joined ANT dissociated unconnected ascertain verb to find out SYN discover determine establish bequeath verb to give or pass on as an inheritance ID: 766362
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Week 4 Vocabulary
affiliated (adj.) associated, connected SYN: attached, related, joined ANT: dissociated, unconnected
ascertain (verb) to find out SYN: discover, determine, establish
bequeath (verb) to give or pass on as an inheritance SYN: transmit, bestow, hand down
cogent (adj.) forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point SYN: persuasive, compelling ANT: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant
expunge (verb) to erase, obliterate, destroy SYN: delete, efface, annihilate ANT: insert, mark, imprint, impress
malevolent (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will SYN: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant ANT: kind, benevolent, compassionate
panacea (noun) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems SYN: universal cure, easy solution
scrupulous (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled SYN: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious ANT: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest
supercilious (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority SYN: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing ANT: humble, meek, deferential, servile
venial (adv.) easily excused; pardonable SYN: excusable, pardonable ANT: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable