| Term | Definition |
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| Altruistic | (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| Assent | (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, modrateness |
| 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 |
| Indomitable | (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 sensation; stinging, biting |
| Remiss | (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
| Repose | (v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness |
| Temerity | (n.) rashness, boldness |
| Truculent | (adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh |
| Unfeigned | (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense |
| Virulent | (adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful |
| Accede | (v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity |
| Brandish | (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion |
| Comprise | (v.) to include or contain; to be made up of |
| Deft | (adj.) skillful, nimble |
| Destitute | (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
| Explicit | (adj.) definite, clearly stated |
| Extirpate | (v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy completely |
| Inopportune | (adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
| Ironic | (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony sarcastic |
| Musty | (adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date |
| Officious | (adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| Ominous | (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| Pinnacle | (n.) a high peak or point |
| Premeditated | (adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberatly planned |
| Rampant | (adj.) growing without check, running wild |
| Solace | (n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console |
| Stately | (adj.) dignified, majestic |
| Supple | (adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
| Suppress | (v.) to stop by force, put down |
| Venal | (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
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