Vocab 4-6

courage

Chivalrous:: marked by honor, ________, and courtesy, knightly.

self confidence

Diffident:: shy, lacking, ________, modest, reserved.

agility

Supple:: bending easily, bending with ________, readily adaptable, servile.

vigorous fashion

Brandish:: to wave or flourish in a menacing or ________.

humaneness

Clemency:: mercy, ________, mildness, moderateness.

favorable opinion of judgement

Esteem:: to regard highly or a highly ________.

Supercilious

________:: proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a sense of superiority.

affiliated

associated, connected

ascertain

to find out

attainment

an accomplishment, the act of achieving

bequeath

to give or pass on as an inheritance

cogent

forceful, convincing, relevant to the point

converge

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

disperse

to scatter, spread far and wide

esteem

to regard highly or a highly favorable opinion of judgement

expunge

to erase, obliterate, destroy

finite

having limits, lasting for a limited time

invulnerable

not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded from attack

malevolent

spiteful, showing ill will

nonchalant

cool, confident, unconcerned

omniscient

knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or knowledge

panacea

a remedy for all ills, a cure-all, and answer to all problems

scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details

skulk

to move about stealthily, to lie in hiding

supercilious

proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a sense of superiority

uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

venial

easily excused, pardonable

altruistic

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

assent

to express agreement

benefactor

one who does good to others

chivalrous

marked by honor, courage, and courtesy, knightly

clemency

mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness

dearth

a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply, a famine

diffident

shy, lacking, self-confidence, modest, reserved

embark

to go aboard, make a start, to invest

facile

easily done or attained, superficial, ready, fluent, easily

indomitable

unconquerable, refusing to yield

infallible

free from error, absolutely dependable

plod

to walk heavily or slowly, to work slowly

pungent

causing a sharp sensation, stinging, biting

remiss

neglectful in performance of ones duty, careless

repose

to rest, lie, place

temerity

rashness, boldness

truculent

fierce and cruel, aggressive, deadly, destructive

unfeigned

sincere, real, without pretense

virulent

extremely poisonous, full of malice, spiteful

accede

to yield to, to assume an office or dignity

brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

comprise

to include or contain, to be made up of

deft

skillful, nimble

destitute

deprived of the necessities of life, lacking in

explicit

definite, clearly states

extirpate

to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally

inopportune

coming at a bad time, not appropriate

ironic

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens, sarcastic

musty

stale, moldy, out-of-date

officious

meddling, excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

ominous

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

pinnacle

a high peak or point

premeditated

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

rampant

growling without check, running wild

solace

comfort, relief

stately

dignified, majestic

supple

bending easily, bending with agility, readily adaptable, servile

suppress

to stop by force, put down

venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption