English Vocabulary Units 4-6

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Affiliated

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(adj., participle) associated, connected

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Ascertain

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(verb) to find out

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Attainment

Back 3

(noun) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

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Bequeath

Back 4

(verb) to give or pass on as an inheritance

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Cogent

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(adj.) forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point

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Converge

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(verb) to move toward one point, approach nearer together

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Disperse

Back 7

(verb) to scatter, spread far and wide

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Esteem

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(verb) to regard highly;
(noun) a highly favorable opinion or judgment

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Expunge

Back 9

(verb) to erase, obliterate, destroy

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Finite

Back 10

(adj.) having limits, lasting for a limited time

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Invulnerable

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(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack

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Malevolent

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(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will

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Nonchalant

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(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

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Omniscient

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(adj.) knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding

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Panacea

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(noun) a remedy for all ills, cure-all, and answer to all problems

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Scrupulous

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(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards, principled

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Skulk

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(verb) to move about stealthily, to lie in hiding

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Supercilious

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(adj.) proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

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Uncanny

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(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

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Venial

Back 20

(adj.) easily excuses, pardonable

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Altruistic

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(adj.) unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others

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Assent

Back 22

(verb) to express agreement
(noun) agreement

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Benefactor

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(noun) one who does good to others

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Chivalrous

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(adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

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Clemency

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(noun) mercy; humaneness; mildness; moderateness

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Dearth

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(noun) a lack, scarcity, or inadequate supply; a famine

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Diffident

Back 27

(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest; reserved

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Discrepancy

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(noun) a difference; a lack of agreement

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Embark

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(verb) to go aboard, to make a start, to invest

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Facile

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(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready; fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

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Indomitable

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(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield

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Infallible

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(adj.) free from error, absolutely dependable

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Plod

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(verb) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

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Pungent

Back 34

(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting

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Remiss

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(adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

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Repose

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(verb) to rest; lie; place
(noun) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

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Temerity

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(noun) rashness, boldness

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Truculent

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(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly; destructive; scathingly harsh

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Unfeigned

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(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense

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Virulent

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(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

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Accede

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(verb) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

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Brandish

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(verb) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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Comprise

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(verb) to include or contain; to be made up of

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Deft

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(adj.) skillful, nimble

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Destitute

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(adj.) deprives of the necessities of life, lacking in

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Explicit

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(adj.) definite, clearly stated

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Extirpate

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(verb) to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally

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Inopportune

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(adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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Ironic

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(adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happen; given to irony; sarcastic

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Musty

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(adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date

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Officious

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(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

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Ominous

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(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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Pinnacle

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(noun) a high peak or point

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Premeditated

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(adj, part) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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Rampant

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(adj.) growing without check, running wild

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Solace

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(noun) comfort, relief
(verb) to comfort, console

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Stately

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(adj.) dignified, majestic

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Supple

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(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

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Suppress

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(verb) to stop by force, put down

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Venal

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(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption