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Vocabulary Unit 5--Level E
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| altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others (syn) selfless (ant) selfish, self-centered |
| assent | to express agreement; agreement (syn) concur, consent, accede (ant) disagree, differ, dissent |
| benefactor | one who does good to others (syn) patron, humanitarian (ant) misanthrope, malefactor |
| chivalrous | marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly (syn) gallant, civil, valiant (ant) crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish |
| clemency | mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness (syn) leniency, forbearance, gentleness (ant) harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility |
| dearth | a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine (syn) insufficiency, want, paucity (ant) surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance |
| diffident | shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved (syn) timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn (ant) bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty |
| discrepancy | a difference; a lack of agreement (syn) disagreement, divergence, inconsistency (ant) agreement, convergence, consistency |
| embark | to go aboard; to make a start; to invest (syn) commence, launch, begin, board |
| facile | easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt (syn) effortless, assured, poised, specious (ant) labored, awkward, halting |
| indomitable | unconquerable, refusing to yield (syn) unbeatable, invincible, unyielding (ant) surrendering, submissive, yielding |
| infallible | free from error; absolutely dependable (syn) unerring, certain (ant) imperfect |
| plod | to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly (syn) lumber, trudge (ant) scamper, skip, prance |
| pungent | causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting (syn) sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy (ant) bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid |
| remiss | neglectful in performance of one's duty; careless (syn)negligent, lax, slack (ant) scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious |
| repose | to rest; lie; place; relaxation; peace of mind; calmness (syn) sleep; tranquility, respite (ant) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado |
| temerity | rashness, boldness (syn) recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery (ant) timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility |
| truculent | fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly; destructive; scathingly harsh (syn) brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic (ant) gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening |
| unfeigned | sincere, realy, without pretense (syn) genuine, heartfelt (ant) insincere, simulated, phony |
| virulent | extremely poisionous; full of malice, spiteful (syn) venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful (ant) innocuous, harmless, benign |
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