unit 5 level E
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 altruistic | unselfish,concerned with the welfare of others |
| assent | to express agreement |
| benefactor | one who does good to others |
| chivalrous | marked by honor,courtesy, and courage;knightly |
| clemency | mercy,humaneness;mildness,moderateness |
| dearth | a lack,scarcity,inadequate supply;a famine |
| diffident | shy,lacking self-confidence;modest,reserved |
| discrepancy | a difference; a lack of agreement |
| embark | to go aborad;to make a start;to invest |
| facile | easily done or attained; superficial; ready,fluent;easily shown but not sincerely felt |
| indomitable | unconquerable,refusing to yield |
| infallible | free form error;absolutely depenable |
| plod | to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly |
| pungent | causing a sharp sensation;sting, biting |
| remiss | neglectful in performance of one;s duty,careless |
| repose | to rest;lie;place, relaxation,peace of mind,calmness |
| temerity | rashness,boldness |
| truculent | fierceand cruel; aggresive;deadly,destructuive,scathingly harsh |
| unfeigned | sincere,real,without pretense |
| virulent | extremely poisonous;full of malice;spiteful |
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