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• stale, moldy; out-of-date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