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Unit 5 Eng vocab

10th grade -Unit 5 English Vocab Words

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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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