Level E unit 5 vocab
virulent
(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful synonyms: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful antonyms: innocuous, harmless, benign
truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh synonyms: brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic antonyms: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening
infallible
(adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable synonyms: unerring, certain antonyms: imperfect
chivalrous
(adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage, knightly synonyms: gallant, civil, valiant antonyms: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish
remiss
(adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless synonyms: negligent, lax, slack antonyms: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious
diffident
(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved synonyms: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn antonyms: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty
indomitable
(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield synonyms: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding antonyms: surrendering, submissive, yielding
pungent
(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting synonyms: sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy antonyms: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid
discrepancy
(n.) a difference; a lack of agreement synonyms: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency antonyms: agreement, convergence, consistency
facile
(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt synonyms: effortless, assured, poised, specious antonyms: labored, awkward, halting
unfeigned
(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense synonyms: genuine, heartfelt antonyms: insincere, simulated, phony
altruistic
(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others synonyms: selfless antonyms: selfish, self-centered
dearth
(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine synonyms: insufficiency, want, paucity antonyms: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance
clemency
(n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness synonyms: leniency, forbearance, gentleness antonyms: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility
benefactor
(n.) one who does good to others synonyms: patron, humanitarian antonyms: misanthrope, malefactor
temerity
(n.) rashness, boldness synonyms: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery antonyms: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility
assent
(v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement synonyms: concur, consent, accede antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent
embark
(v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest synonyms: commence, launch, begin, board
repose
(v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness synonyms: sleep; (n.) tranquility, respite antonyms: (n.) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado
plod
(v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly synonyms: lumber, trudge antonyms: scamper, skip, prance