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Unit 5 Eng vocab
10th grade -Unit 5 English Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| altruistic | (adj.) Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
| assent | (n.) Agreement with a statement or proposal; (v.) To agree or express agreement HINT: as sent; press editor agreed and published the article as we have sent without any modifications. |
| benefactor | (n.) A doer of kindly and charitable acts HINT:bene is the root word and it stands for GOOD |
| chivalrous | (adj.) Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women HINT:"Shiva" a god in hinduism is a symbol of bravery |
| clemency | (n.) Mercy, forgiveness HINT:man means heart in hindi, so he is mercifull |
| dearth | (n.) Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable HINT:earth is full of things, dearth means lacking of things |
| diffident | (adj.) Bashful or unassertive HINT: Sounds similar to Confidence..instead of con this word has dif in beginning.. dif (difference, subtract and hence in negative sense)..so diffident means opposite of confidence. |
| discrepancy | (n.) Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference |
| embark | (v.) To make a start, begin something |
| facile | (adj.) Not difficult to do HINT:Think of the spanish word facil |
| indomitable | (adj.) Not to be subdued; Unconquerable HINT: IN-DOMITABLE = impossible to DOMINATE... |
| infallible | (adj.) Free from error of judgment, perfect HINT;A person who doesn't fall is a person who doesn't make mistakes.... |
| plod | (v.) To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge HINT:Jurassic Park 2.. when T rex arrives... all you hear is.. Plod ....Plod.....Plod....Plod......Plod |
| pungent | (adj.) Affecting the sense of smell |
| remiss | (adj.) Negligent HINT:Everything is amiss because he's remiss. |
| repose | (n.) The state of being at rest or relaxing; (v.) To rest or relax HINT:repose = resting pose |
| temerity | (adj.) Not difficult to do HINT:te+merit+y—if you have merit then you will be excessive confident and fearless |
| truculent | (adj.) Fierce, harsh, aggressive HINT:Sounds like 'Truck' which is the king of the road and runs very aggessively. |
| unfeigned | (adj.) Genuine; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed |
| virulent | (adj.) Exceedingly noxious or dangerous HINT: it is like virus, which causes disease and harm. So |
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