1. Week 4 Vocabulary

2. affiliated (adj.) associated, connected SYN: attached, related, joined
ANT: dissociated, unconnected
affiliated

3. (verb) to find out
SYN: discover, determine, establish
ascertain

4. bequeath (verb) to give or pass on as an inheritance
SYN: transmit, bestow, hand down
bequeath

5. cogent (adj.) forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point
SYN: persuasive, compelling
ANT: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant
cogent

6. expunge (verb) to erase, obliterate, destroy
SYN: delete, efface, annihilate
ANT: insert, mark, imprint, impress
expunge

7. malevolent (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will
SYN: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant
ANT: kind, benevolent, compassionate
malevolent

8. (noun) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
SYN: universal cure, easy solution
panacea

9. (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
SYN: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious
ANT: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest
scrupulous

10. (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
SYN: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing
ANT: humble, meek, deferential, servile
supercilious

11. venial (adv.) easily excused; pardonable SYN: excusable, pardonable
ANT: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable
venial