English 10 Unit 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| assent | to express agreement;aggrement |
| benefactor | one who does good to others |
| chivalrous | marked by honor, courtesy, and courage;knightly |
| clemency | marcy,humaneness;mildness, modernateness |
| 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 aboard; 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 from error; absolutely dependable |
| plod | to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly |
| pungent | causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting |
| remiss | neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
| repose | to rest; lie; place. relaxation,peace of mind, calmness |
| temerity | rashness,boldness |
| truculent | fierce and cruel;agreesive,deadly,destructive,scathingly harsh |
| unfeigned | sincere,real, without pretense |
| virulent | extreemely poisionous;full of malice, spiteful |
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