vocab 11/17 Flashcards
(27 cards)
altruistic
Selfless, concerned with others.
Assent
concur, to express agreement.
Benefactor
humanitarian, one who does good to others.
Chivalrous
Gallant, masked by honor (knightly)
Clemency
Leniency, Mercy, Mildness
Dearth
Insufficiency, scarcity, lack of.
Diffident
timid, lacking self-confidence
Discrepancy
Lack of agreement, a difference.
Embark
To go aboard, launch
Facile
Effortless, easily done or attained.
Indomitable
Unerring, unconquerable
Infallible
Free from error, unerring
Plod
Lumber, to walk heavily or slowly.
Pungent
Sharp, causing a stinging or biting.
Remiss
slack,Neglectful in performance
Repose
Sleep, to rest; lie
Temerity
Recklessness, Boldness
Truculent
Brutal, fierce and cruel
Unfeigned
Genuine, sincere; real
Virulent
extremely poisonous, venomous
spell: Vir-
Virulent
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truculent
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temerity
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altruistic