| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others s: selfless a: selfish, self-centered |
| Assent | to express agreement, agreement s: concur, consent, accede, a: disagree, differ, dissent |
| Benefactor | one who does good to others s:patron, humanitarian |
| Chivalrous | marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly s: gallant. civil, valiant a: crude uncouth, churlish, loutish |
| Clemency | mercy, humaneness,; mildness moderateness s: leniency, forbearance, gentleness a: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility |
| Dearth | a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine s: insufficiency, want paucity, a: surplus oversupply, glut, abundance |
| Diffident | shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved s: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn |
| Discrepancy | a difference; a lack of agreement s: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency a: agreement, convergence, consistency |
| Embark | to go aboard; to make a start; to invest s: commence, launch, begin, board |
| Indomitable | unconquerable, refusing to yield s: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding a: surrendering, submissive, yielding |
| Facile | easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt s: effortless, assured, poised, specious a: labored, awkward, halting |
| Infallible | free from error, absolutely dependable s: unerring, certain a: imperfect |
| Plod | to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly s: lumber, trudge a: scamper, skip, prance |
| Pungent | causing a sharp sensation, stinging, biting s: sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy a: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid |
| Remiss | neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless s: negligent, lax, slack a: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious |
| Repose | to rest, lie, place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness s: sleep; tranquility, respite a: exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado |
| Temerity | rash, boldness s: reckless, foolhardiness, effrontery a: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility |
| Truculent | fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly; destructive; scathingly harsh |
| unfeigned | sincere, real without pretense |
| virulent | extremely poisonous, full of malice; spiteful |
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