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altruistic
unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
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assent
to express agreement: agreement
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benefactor
one who does good to others
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chivalrous
marked by honor, courtesy, courage
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clemency
mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness
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dearth
a lack, scarcity, famine
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diffident
shy, lacking self-confidence
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discrepancy
difference, a lack of agreement
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embark
to go aboard: to start, invest
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facile
easily done or attained
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indomitable
unconquerable
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infallible
free from error: absolutely dependable
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plod
to walk heavily or slowly
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pungent
causing a sharp sensation, stinging, biting
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remiss
neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless
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repose
to rest: lie: place: relaxation
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temerity
rashness, boldness
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truculent
fierce & cruel: aggressive: deadly
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unfeigned
sincere, real
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virulent
extremely poisonous
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accede
to yield to/ consent
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brandish
to wave
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comprise
to include or contain
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deft
skillful, nimble
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destitute
deprived of the necessities of life
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explicit
definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
tear up by the roots: to destroy totally
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inopportune
coming at a bad time: not appropriate
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ironic
irony, sarcastic, suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected & what actually happen
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musty
stale, moldy, out-of-date
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officious
meddling, excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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ominous
unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
a high peak or point
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premeditated
considered beforehand, planned
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rampant
growing without check, running wild
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solace
comfort, relief, to console
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stately
dignified, majestic
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supple
bending easily,
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suppress
to stop by force, put down
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venal
open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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abhor
to regard with horror or loathing: to hate deeply
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amend
to change in a formal way
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buffet
to slap or cuff
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chaos
great confusion, disorder
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commodious
roomy, spacious
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corrosive
eating away gradually, acidlike
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discern
to see clearly, recongized
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extant
still existing:
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implicate
to involve in
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inter
to bury
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martinet
a strict disciplinarian
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obviate
anticipate & prevent
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renegade
one who leaves a group, deserter
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reprehensible
deserving blame or punishment
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somber
dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit
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squalid
filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent
disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
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viociferous
loud & noisy, compelling attention
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voluminous
great size: numerous: writing or speaking at great length
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waive
to do without, give up voluntarily
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animosity
strong dislike: bitter hostility
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apathy
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apprehensive
fearful or anxious, especially about in the future
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consecrate
to make scared, hallow, to set apart for a special purpose
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commend
to praise, express approval, to present as worthy of attention to commit to care of
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condolence
an expression of sympathy
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compatible
able to get along or work well together: capable of use with some other model or system
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decrepit
old & feeble: worn-out
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ingenouns
innocent, simple, frank, sincere
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multifarious
having great variety, numerous & diverse
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obsolete
out-of-date, no longer in use
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omnivorous
eating every kind of food
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parsimonious
stingy, miserly, meager, poor, small
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quandary
a state of perplexity or doubt
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deride
to ridicule
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recalcitrant
stubbornly disobedient
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reprisal
a injury done in return for injury; revenge
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revel
to take great pleasure in: a wild celebration
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stultify
to make ineffective or useless, (CRIPPLE)
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suave
smoothly agreeable or polite: pleasing to the senses