Vocabulary+List+4

Post vocabulary words and definitions for list #4 here. Under each word include part of speech, phonetic spelling, words used in context, and examples of your own sentences.

ascertain, bequeath, cogent, esteem, expunge, finite, omniscient, panacea, supercilious, uncanny, affiliated, attainment, converge, disperse, invulnerable, malevolent, nonchalant, scrupulous, skulk, venial

n. an associate
 * Affiliate:** v. adopt or accept as a member; associate with


 * Ascertain:** v. to find out or discover through examination or experiments


 * Attainment:** n. accomplishment, achievement


 * Bequeath:** v. leave, give, pass on property by will

The dying man bequeathed all his property to his eldest son and all his wealth to the youngest.


 * Cogent:** adj. convincing, pursuasive

The //cogent// attorney earned justice for a guy who was robbed.


 * Converge:** v. to come together; meet

Students from the middle schools of Kennedy and Wilson converge at Natick High School.


 * Disperse:** v. to separate and scatter

The school of fish //dispersed// in different directions as a hungry dolphin swooshed between them.


 * Esteem:** v. to regard highly with respect; also, to consider a certain value


 * Expunge:** v. to wipe out or erase; destroy

Mr. Clean is clearly a modern day superhero. His ability to __EXPUNGE__ filth from every household in the Western Hemisphere has put him on the face of nearly every magazine on the shelves. His triumph over the evils of filth and grime have made him quite popular in pop culture. On any given Friday you may find Mr. Clean in the most popular clubs with the most beautiful of starlets on his arm. In the end, a sparkling clean world will ultimately be Mr. Clean's legacy.
 * Finite:** adj. limited; not infinite

The life of a human is all too finite, so we must make the most of the time we have on earth.


 * Invulnerable** adj. not capable of being wounded;immune, impregnable


 * Malevolent** adj. spiteful, showing ill-will


 * Omniscient** adj. all knowing

According to the Greeks, the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus are //omniscient//; humans should make sure to think before they act!


 * Panacea** n. remedy for all diseases, cure all

In __Cannery Row__, whenever somebody got sick, their first instinct was to see Doc, who allegedly had a //panacea//.


 * Scrupulous** adj. careful, upright;having moral integrity


 * Superlicious** adj. cooly and patronizingy haughty; snobbish

The Plastics seemed //superlicious// to the majority of the student body who were not in their posse.


 * Venial** adj. Pardonable, forgivable, excusable


 * Uncanny** adj. supernatural, eerie, mysterious, inexplicable

Marissa's //uncanny// ability to read people's minds is mysterious indeed.


 * Skulk** v. to move in a stealthy manner, lurk


 * Nonchalant** adj. cool and confident;indifferent;unconcerned

Everyone at school agrees Paul is //nonchalant//; he is always cool and composed.