Vocabulary Workshop level E Unit 5
Terms
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- altruistic
- (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
- assent
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(v.) to express agreement;
(n.) agreement - benefactor
- (n.) one who does good to others
- chivalrous
- (adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
- clemency
- (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
- dearth
- (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
- diffident
- (adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
- discrepancy
- (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement
- embark
- (v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
- facile
- (adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
- indomitabel
- (adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield
- infallible
- (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable
- plod
- (v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
- pungent
- (adj.) causing a sharp senation; stinging, biting
- remiss
- (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
- repose
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(v.) to rest; lie; place;
(n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness - temerity
- (n.) rashness, boldness
- truculent
- (adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, desturctive; scathingly harsh
- unfeigned
- (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense
- virulent
- (adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful