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 shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved synonyms: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn antonyms: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty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