Unit 4 Vocabulary!

Someone wearing an orange Keefe sweatshirt, or a T-shirt with a Bronco on it, may be affiliated with Keefe Tech.

affiliated- (adjective)associated with, connected

Synonym- attached with, related

Before you make your final shop choice, you should ascertain if you will like the shop.

ascertain- (verb)to find out

Synonym- discover, determine

Graduating from the Keefe Tech Health Careers program was a major attainment for Steven Gould.

attainment-(noun)an accomplishment

Synonym-achievement

When Mrs. Rector, Ms.O’Neil and Ms. T. retire from Keefe, they will bequeath all their independent reading books to their students.

bequeath-(verb)to give or pass on as an

inheritance

Synonym-hand down

Keefe Tech students presented cogent arguments to the school committee in favor of changing the school mascot from the Unicorn to the Bronco.

cogent- (adjective)forceful, convincing

Synonym- persuasive

As we stood on the railway tracks looking into the distance, the rails seemed to converge.

converge-(verb)to move toward one point

Synonym-meet, intersect

The wind causes dandelion seeds to disperse.

disperse- (verb)to scatter; to spread far and

wide

Synonym- to break up

In traditional Native American cultures, young people are taught to esteem their elders.

esteem-(verb) (noun)to regard highlya high opinion

Synonym- to respect, to honor; admiration

If you write something bad about someone on Facebook, it's difficult to expunge what you said.

expunge-(verb)to erase, to destroy

Synonym- to delete

Earth's natural resources are finite, so we must learn to conserve them.

finite- (adjective)having limits

Synonym-lasting for a limited time

Medieval lords did everything possible to make their castles invulnerable fortresses.

invulnerable-(adjective)not able to be wounded or hurt

Synonym-shielded against attack

The terrorists who attacked the U.S. on 9/11 were full of malevolent intentions.

malevolent- (adjective)showing a desire to harm

people

Synonym-wicked, sinister

Sometimes students sit nonchalantly on the bench outside of Mr. Collins' office.

nonchalant-(adjective)cool and confident

Synonym- not concerned

Scientists today have so much knowledge that they sometimes seem omniscient.

Omniscient- (adjective)knowing everything

Synonym- wise, all knowing

You are mistaken if you think that money is a panacea for all your problems.

panacea- (noun)an answer to all problems

Synonym- easy solution

By paying scrupulous attention to many details, the investigators were able to determine the cause of the accident.

scrupulous-(adjective)done very carefully so every

detail is correct

Synonym-very careful and conscientious

The burglar skulked in the alley looking for a way to get into the jewelry store without attracting the attention of anyone.

skulk- (verb)to hide/move about secretly

Synonym- prowl, lurk

Sometimes seniors’ supercilious attitude annoys the underclassmen.

supercilious- (adjective)too proud, feeling superior and

showing it

Synonym-snobbish

At last year’s Spooky Stroll, there were some uncanny happenings: coffins opening up and eerie noises in the woods.

Can you find anything uncanny in this photo?

uncanny- (adjective) strange and difficult to explain

Synonym-mysterious

The judge decided that the teen’s offense was venial, so he ordered the teen to do community service.

venial- (adjective)easily excused, pardonable

Synonym-forgivable