Vocab Unit 5

Question 1

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

Answer 1

assent

Question 2

(n.) one who does good to others

Answer 2

benefactor

Question 3

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

Answer 3

chivalrous

Question 4

(n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

Answer 4

clemency

Question 5

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

Answer 5

dearth

Question 6

(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

Answer 6

diffident

Question 7

(n.) a difference; a lack of agreement

Answer 7

discrepancy

Question 8

(v.) to go abroad; to make a start; to invest

Answer 8

embark

Question 9

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

Answer 9

facile

Question 10

(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

Answer 10

altruistic

Question 11

(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield

Answer 11

indominatable

Question 12

(adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable

Answer 12

infallible

Question 13

(v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

Answer 13

plod

Question 14

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

Answer 14

pungent

Question 15

(adj.) neglectful in performance of ones duty, careless

Answer 15

remiss

Question 16

(v. ) to rest; lie; place

(n. ) relaxation,peace of mind, calmness

Answer 16

repose

Question 17

(n.) rashness, boldness

Answer 17

temerity

Question 18

(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

Answer 18

truculent

Question 19

(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense

Answer 19

unfeigned

Question 20

(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

Answer 20

virulent