English 10 Unit 4 Vocab

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1. 1What does 'affiliated' mean?
   AAssociated, connected

   BErased, destroyed

   CCool and unconcerned

   DSpiteful, showing ill will
2. 2What does 'ascertain' mean?
   ATo give as inheritance

   BTo find out

   CTo scatter widely

   DTo move toward one point
3. 3What does 'attainment' mean?
   AAn accomplishment, the act of achieving

   BA remedy for all ills

   CHaving limits

   DNot able to be wounded or hurt
4. 4What does 'bequeath' mean?
   ATo move about stealthily

   BTo find out

   CTo give or pass on as an inheritance

   DTo regard highly
5. 5What does 'cogent' mean?
   ACool and confident

   BKnowing everything

   CEasily excused; pardonable

   DForceful, convincing; relevant
6. 6What does 'converge' mean?
   ATo move toward one point, approach nearer together

   BTo scatter, spread far and wide

   CTo erase, obliterate

   DTo give ill will
7. 7What does 'disperse' mean?
   ATo regard highly

   BTo scatter, spread far and wide

   CTo move toward one point

   DHaving limits
8. 8What does 'esteem' mean?
   ATo erase, obliterate, destroy

   BTo lie in hiding

   CTo regard highly; a highly favorable opinion

   DProud and contemptuous
9. 9What does 'expunge' mean?
   ATo erase, obliterate, destroy

   BTo find out

   CTo transmit, bestow

   DStrange, mysterious, weird
10. 10What does 'finite' mean?
    ANot able to be wounded or hurt

    BHaving limits; lasting for a limited time

    CKnowing everything

    DA remedy for all ills
11. 11What does 'invulnerable' mean?
    ASpiteful, showing ill will

    BCool and confident, unconcerned

    CNot able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

    DExact, careful, attending thoroughly to details
12. 12What does 'malevolent' mean?
    ASpiteful, showing ill will

    BEasily excused; pardonable

    CTo move about stealthily

    DProud and contemptuous
13. 13What does 'nonchalant' mean?
    AKnowing everything; having unlimited awareness

    BCool and confident, unconcerned

    CForceful, convincing

    DTo scatter, spread far and wide
14. 14What does 'omniscient' mean?
    AKnowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

    BA remedy for all ills; cure-all

    CStrange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

    DEasily excused; pardonable
15. 15What does 'panacea' mean?
    AExact, careful, attending thoroughly to details

    BA remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

    CTo move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

    DProud and contemptuous
16. 16What does 'scrupulous' mean?
    AExact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards

    BNot able to be wounded or hurt

    CTo give or pass on as an inheritance

    DStrange, mysterious, weird
17. 17What does 'skulk' mean?
    ATo regard highly

    BTo move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

    CHaving limits; lasting for a limited time

    DKnowing everything
18. 18What does 'supercilious' mean?
    ACool and confident, unconcerned

    BTo erase, obliterate, destroy

    CProud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

    DA remedy for all ills
19. 19What does 'uncanny' mean?
    AStrange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

    BEasily excused; pardonable

    CForceful, convincing; relevant

    DTo scatter, spread far and wide
20. 20What does 'venial' mean?
    ASpiteful, showing ill will

    BNot able to be wounded or hurt

    CEasily excused; pardonable

    DKnowing everything