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Chap 5 Vocab Gr.10
Question | Answer |
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altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
assent | to express agreement; agreement |
benefactor | one who does good to others |
chivalrous | marked by honor,coutesy, and courage;knightly |
clemency | mercy;humaneness;mildness,moderateness |
dearth | a lack,scarcity,inadequatesupply;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 |
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;aggressive;deadly,destructive,scathingly harsh |
unfeigned | sincere,real,without pretense |
virulent | extremely poisonous;full of malice;spiteful |