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Altruistic Vocab
vocab level E chapter 5
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| assent | to express agreement; 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 supplu; 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 sincerly felt |
| indomitable | unconquerable, refusing to yeild |
| 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, agressive, deadly; destructive, scathingly harsh |
| unfeigned | sincere, real, without pretense |
| virulent | extremly poisonous, full of malice, spiteful |