Sadlier Level E Units 1-6 Review: Definitions

affiliated

• associated, connected

• to find out

• to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

• unconquerable, refusing to yield

ascertain

• to find out

• associated, connected

• a moving force, impulse, stimulus

• to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

attainment

• an accomplishment, the act of achieving

• unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

• a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

• marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

bequeath

• to give or pass on as an inheritance

• stale, moldy; out-of-date

• to include or contain; to be made of

• fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

cogent

• forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

• free from error; absolutely dependable

• plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

• kindly, charitable

converge

• to move toward one point, approach nearer together

• having limits; lasting for a limited time

• not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

• a longing for something past; homesickness

disperse

• to scatter, spread far and wide

• a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face

• to examine closely

• mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness

esteem

• to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

• extremely careful; particular about details

• a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

• cool and confident, unconcerned

expunge

• to erase, obliterate, destroy

• extremely poisonous, full of malice; spiteful

• knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

• a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

finite

• having limits; lasting for a limited time

• to say again, repeat

• courage in facing difficulties

• to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey