Group 5A
Altruistic: (adj) unselfish, concerned with the
welfare of others
Ex: an altruistic program to help the poor
Assent: (v) to express agreement
(n) agreement
Ex: forced to assent to their demands
Benefactor: (n) one who does good to others
Ex: became my benefactor in time of need
Chivalrous: (adj) marked by honor, courtesy, and
courage; knightly
Ex: praised for this chivalrous act
Clemency: (n) mercy, humaneness; mildness,
moderateness
Ex: show clemency to first offenders
Dearth: (n) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a
famine
Ex: a dearth of able assistants
Diffident: (adj) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest,
reserved
Ex: amused by the diffident suitor
Discrepancy: (n) a difference; a lack of agreement
Ex: a discrepancy between their stories
Embark: (v) to go abroad; to make a start; to
invest
Ex: embark on the long ocean trip
Facile: (adj) easily done or attained; superficial;
ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely
felt
Ex: a facile writer
Altruistic
Assent
Benefactor
Chivalrous
Clemency
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Leniency, forbearance, gentleness
Gallant, civil; valiant
To concur, agree, consent, accede
Selfless, rising above personal interests
One who helps others; a patron, humanitarian
Define: Dearth, Diffident, Discrepancy, Embark, Facile
Dearth
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Diffident
Discrepancy
Embark
Facile
Timid, bashful; unassertive, withdrawn
A disagreement, divergence, inconsistency
Easy, effortless; assured, poised; specious
An insufficiency, want, paucity
To commence, launch, begin; to board
Define: Indomitable, Infallible, Plod, Pungent, Remiss
Indomitable
Infallible
Pungent
Remiss
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Plod
negligent, lax, slack
Unbeatable, invincible, unyielding
sharp, spicy, piquant; caustic; racy
unerring, certain
To lumber, trudge
• Define: Repose, Temerity, Truculent, Unfeigned,
Virulent
Repose
Temerity
Truculent
Unfeigned
Virulent
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Venomous; noxious, baneful; hateful
brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic
Genuine, heartfelt
sleep; tranquility; a respite
Recklessness, foolhardiness; effrontery
Synonyms: 5A
1. Leniency, forbearance, gentleness
2. Timid, bashful; unassertive, withdrawn
3. Gallant, civil; valiant
4. A disagreement, divergence, inconsistency
5. To commence, launch, begin; to board
6. Easy, effortless; assured, poised; specious
7. To concur, agree, consent, accede
8. Selfless, rising above personal interests
9. An insufficiency, want, paucity
10. One who helps others; a patron, humanitarian
1. Clemency
2. Diffident
3. Chivalrous
4. Discrepancy
5. Embark
6. Facile
7. Assent
8. Altruistic
9. Dearth
10. Benefactor
Group 5B
Indomitable: (adj) unconquerable, refusing to yield
Ex: admire her indomitable courage
Infallible: (adj) free from error; absolutely
dependable
Ex: his infallible judgment
Plod: (v) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
Ex: plod wearily through the snow
Pungent: (adj) causing a sharp sensation; stinging,
biting (usually a smell)
Ex: the pungent odor of onion soup
Remiss: (adj) neglectful in performance of one’s
duty, careless
Ex: remiss in doing daily chores
Repose: (v) to rest; lie; place
(n) relaxation; peace of mind, calmness
Ex: a much-needed period of repose
Temerity: (n) rashness, boldness
Ex: have the temerity to answer back
Truculent: (adj) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly,
destructive; scathingly harsh
Ex: shocked by his truculent disposition
Unfeigned: (adj) sincere, real, without pretense
Ex: the unfeigned emotions of a child
Virulent: (adj) extremely poisonous; full of
malice, spiteful
Ex: a virulent racist
Synonyms: All
1. negligent, lax, slack
2. Leniency, forbearance, gentleness
3. Timid, bashful; unassertive, withdrawn
4. Venomous; noxious, baneful; hateful
5. brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic
6. Genuine, heartfelt
7. Unbeatable, invincible, unyielding
8. Gallant, civil; valiant
9. Recklessness, foolhardiness; effrontery
10. a disagreement, divergence, inconsistency
1. Remiss
2. Clemency
3. Diffident
4. Virulent
5. Truculent
6. Unfeigned
7. Indomitable
8. Chivalrous
9. Temerity
10. discrepancy
11. To commence, launch, begin; to board
12. sharp, spicy, piquant; caustic; racy
13. easy, effortless; assured, poised; specious
14. unerring, certain
15. To concur, agree, consent, accede
16. selfless, rising above personal interests
17. An insufficiency, want, paucity
18. To lumber, trudge
19. sleep; tranquility; a respite
20. One who helps others; a patron, humanitarian
11. Embark
12. Pungent
13. Facile
14. Infallible
15. Assent
16. Altruistic
17. Dearth
18. Plod
19. Repose
20. benefactor