Unit 5 (Sentences and Antonyms)

pungent

(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting. Synonyms: sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy. Antonyms: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid. Sent: When you get a sty in your hand it gives out a pungent pain.

facile

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt. Synonyms: effortless, assured, poised, specious. Antonyms: labored, awkward, halting. Sent: It is very facile to get away with not doing your chores.

virulent

(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful. Synonyms: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful. Antonyms: innocuous, harmless, bening. Sent: In the Amazon there are plants that are extremely virulent.

truculent

(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh. Synonyms: brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic. Antonyms: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening. Sent: Ancient warriors were very truculent.

infallible

(adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable. Synonyms: unerring, certain. Antonym: imperfect. Sent: Scientist most e infallible when it comes to high stake projects.

chivalrous

(adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly. Synonyms: galant, civil, valiant. Antonyms: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish. Sent: I try to be as chivalrous as possible.

remiss

(adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless. Synonyms: negligent, lax, slack. Antonyms: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious. Sent: It shows a lot when a person acts in remiss towards his obligations.

diffident

(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved. Synonyms: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn. Antonyms: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty. Sent: I am very diffident when it comes to meeting new people.

unfeigned

(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense. Synonyms: genuine, heartfelt. Antonyms: insincere, simulated, phoney. Sent: The love of a dog is very unfeigned.

indomitable

(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield. Synonyms: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding. Antonyms: surrendering, submissive, yielding. Sent: It is indomitable to take over a country with a small army.

altruistic

(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others. Synonyms: selfless. Antonyms: selfish, self-centred. Sent: My mom is very altruistic.

discrepancy

(n.) a difference; a lack of agreement. Synonyms: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency. Antonyms: agreement, convergence, consistency. Sent: There is always a discrepancy between Republicans and democrats.

dearth

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supple; a famine. Synonyms: insufficiency, want, paucity. Antonyms: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance. Sent: There is a great dearth in the amount of water in California.

clemency

(n.) mercy, humaness; mildness, moderateness. Synonyms: leniency, forbearance, gentleness. Antonyms: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility. Sent: A great warrior always wins the battle with great clemency.

benefactor

(n.) one who does good to others. Synonyms: patron, humanitarian. Antonyms: misanthrope, malefactor. Sent: The pope is considered a benefactor.

temerity

(n.) rashness, boldness. Synonyms: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery. Antonyms: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility. Sent: The president has to show great temerity.

assent

(v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement. Synonyms: (v.) concur, consent, accede. Antonyms: (v.) disagree, differ, dissent. Sent: When I decided to give my all to school my parents showed great assent.

embark

(v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest. Synonyms: commence, launch, begin, board. Sent: Christopher Columbus embarked on a long voyage to find new land.

repose

(v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness. Synonyms: (v.) sleep; (n.) tranquility, respite. Antonyms: (n.) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado. Sent: It is always good to repose after a hard days of work.

plod

(v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly. Synonyms: lumber, trudge. Antonyms: scamper, skip, prance. Sent: You can expect to get fired when you plod around at work.