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English 5A
Vocabulary Unit 5 #s 1-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ALTRUISTIC | (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others. SYNONYM: selfless ANTONYMS: selfish, self-centered |
| ASSENT | (v.) to express agreement;(n.)agreement SYNONYMS: concur, consent,accede ANTONYMS: disagree, differ, dissent |
| BENEFACTOR | (n.) one who does good to others SYNONMYS: patron, humanitarian ANTONYMS: misanthrope, malefactor |
| CHIVALROUS | (adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly SYNONMYS: gallant, civil, valiant ANTONYMS: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish |
| CLEMENCY | (n.) mercy, humaneness;mildness, moderateness SYNONYMS: leniency, forbearance, gentleness ANTONYMS: harshness, servity, cruelity, inflexibility |
| DEARTH | (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine SYNONYMS: insufficiency, want, paucityANTONYMS: surplus, oversupply, gult, abundance |
| DIFFIDENT | (adj.) shy, lacking self confidence; modest, reserved SYNONYMS: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn ANTONYMS: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, juantey |
| DISCREPANCY | (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement SYNONYMS: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency ANTONYMS: agreement, convergence, consistency |
| EMBARK | (v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest SYNONYMS: commence, launch, begin, board |
| FACILE | (adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent, easily shown but not sincerely felt SYNONYMS: effortless, assured poised, specious ANTONYMS: labored, awkward, halting |