Unit 4 Vocabulary Academic English 10

(adj) associated, connected You might “fill” out a form to become

a member…

McD’s is affiliated with…

(v) to find out

To ascertain

(n) accomplishment

the attainment of…

(v) to give or pass on as an inheritance

To bequeath to…

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

The point is cogent

Complete the sentence on pages 57-58

#2, 6, 8, 17 and 19

(v) to move toward one point When you “merge,” you come

together with other lanes of traffic

To converge

(v) scatter, spread far and wide Like a wealthy woman spending all the money in

her “purse”

To disperse

(v) to respect a lot (n) a highly favorable opinion

To esteemthe esteem

(v) to erase, obliterate, destroy Gets wiped away with a

“sponge”

To expunge the records

(adj) having limits, lasting for a limited time Once it’s full, you’re finished.

Fossil fuel is finite

Complete the sentence on pages 57-58

#1, 7, 10, 16 and 20

(adj) not able to be wounded or hurt

Superman is invulnerable

(adj) showing bad intentions, being mean on purpose “mal”=bad Opposite of benevolent

Darth Vader is malevolent

(adj) cool and confident, acting like you don’t care

She is nonchalant

(adj) knowing everything Like a narrator

Santa is omniscient

(n) a remedy for all ills, a cure all, answer to all problems

The panacea(pan-ah-see-ah)

Complete the sentence on pages 57-58

#3, 4, 12, 15 and 18

(adj) exact, careful, detail-oriented, having high moral standards

Scrupulous doctor

(v) to sneak about trying to remain hiddenSounds a little like “sneak”

To skulk

(adj) proud and having contempt for others who you feel are not as good as you You think you’re “super”

He is supercilious(su-per-sil-ee-is)

(adj) strange, beyond explanation, weirdYou “can”not believe it

The resemblance is uncanny

(adj) easily excused, pardonable

The mistake was venial

Complete the sentence on pages 57-58

#5, 9, 11, 13 and 14