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VTest 5

Vocab Unit 5

QuestionAnswer
unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others ALTRUISTIC
to express agreement; agreement ASSENT
one who does good to others BENEFACTOR
marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly CHIVALROUS
mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness CLEMENCY
a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine DEARTH
shy, lacking self confidence; modest, reserved DIFFIDENT
a difference, a lack of agreement DISCREPANCY
to go aboard; to make a start; to invest EMBARK
easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent, easily shown but not sincerely felt FACILE
unconquerable, refusing to yield INDOMITABLE
free from error; absolutely dependable INFALLIBLE
to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly PLOD
causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting PUNGENT
neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless REMISS
to rest, lie; place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness REPOSE
rashness, boldness TEMERITY
fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh TRUCULENT
sincere, real, without pretense UNFEIGNED
extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful VIRULENT
PART OF SPEECH for ALTRUISTIC Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for CHIVALROUS Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for DIFFIDENT Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for FACILE Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for INDOMITABLE Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for INFALLIBLE Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for PUNGENT Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for REMISS Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for TRUCULENT Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for UNFEIGNED Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for VIRULENT Adjective
PART OF SPEECH for ASSENT Verb
PART OF SPEECH for EMBARK Verb
PART OF SPEECH for PLOD Verb
PART OF SPEECH for REPOSE Verb
PART OF SPEECH for CLEMENCY Noun
PART OF SPEECH for DEARTH Noun
PART OF SPEECH for DISCREPANCY Noun
PART OF SPEECH for TEMERITY Noun
PART OF SPEECH for BENEFACTOR Noun
SYNONYM: selfless ANTONYM: selfish, self-centered ALTRUISTIC
SYNONYM: concur, consent, accede ANTONYM: disagree, differ, dissent ASSENT
SYNONYM: patron, humanitarian ANTONYM: misanthrope, malefactor BENEFACTOR
SYNONYM: gallant, civil, valiant ANTONYM: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish CHIVALROUS
SYNONYM: leniency, forbearance, gentleness ANTONYM: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility CLEMENCY
SYNONYM: insufficiency, want, paucity ANTONYM: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance DEARTH
SYNONYM: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn ANTONYM: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty DIFFIDENT
SYNONYM: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency ANTONYM: agreement, convergence, consistency DISCREPANCY
SYNONYM: commence, launch, begin, board EMBARK
SYNONYM: effortless, assured, poised, specious ANTONYM: labored, awkward, halting FACILE
SYNONYM: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding ANTONYM: surrendering, submissive, yielding INDOMITABLE
SYNONYM: unerring, certain ANTONYM: imperfect INFALLIBLE
SYNONYM: lumber, trudge ANTONYM: scamper, skip, prance PLOD
SYNONYM: sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy ANTONYM: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid PUNGENT
SYNONYM: negligent, lax, slack ANTONYM: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious REMISS
SYNONYM: sleep, tranquility, respite ANTONYM: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility REPOSE
SYNONYM: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery ANTONYM: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility TEMERITY
SYNONYM: brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic ANTONYM: gentle, mild, meek, nonthreatening TRUCULENT
SYNONYM: genuine, heartfelt ANTONYM: insincere, simulated, phony UNFEIGNED
SYNONYM: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful ANTONYM: innocuous, harmless, benign VIRULENT
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