English - Vocab Unit 5 (Grade 11)

altruistic

(adj.) concerned with the welfare of others

assent

(v.) to express agreement | (n.) agreement

benefactor

(n.) one who does good to others

chivalrous

(adj.) marked with honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

clemency

(n.) mercy; mildness

dearth

(n.) scarcity; famine

diffident

(adj.) shy; modest

discrepancy

(n.) difference; disagreement

embark

(v.) to start; to invest; to go aboard

facile

(adj.) easily; superficial; ready, fluent

indomitable

(adj.) unconquerable, unyielding

infallible

(adj.) faultless; guaranteed

plod

(v.) to trudge; to work slowly

pungent

(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

remiss

(adj.) careless

repose

(v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, calmness, peace of mind

temerity

(n.) rashness, boldness

truculent

(adj.) aggressive; fatal; destructive

unfeigned

(adj.) sincere

virulent

(adj.) extremely poisonous; spiteful