1. Vocabulary Unit 5

2. Altruistic The group was altruistic with their ‘feed the poor’ program.

3. Assent The police must assent to the demands of the robber in order to save his life.

4. Benefactor The politician became a benefactor to the city when he wanted their votes.

5. Chivalrous A chivalrous man opens the door for his date.

6. Clemency Because it was his first offence, the judge showed clemency in his sentencing.

7. Dearth As the winter grew colder, it seemed that there was a dearth in the food supply.

8. Diffident The greatest difficulty for a diffident person is to perform in front of others.

9. Discrepancy There was a discrepancy between the teacher’s story and what the student had said.

10. Embark The team was to embark on a voyage through Canada.

11. Facile Last year’s vocabulary words seem facile compared to this year’s.

12. Indomitable During the whole race, her strength seemed indomitable.

13. Infallible To win the prize, one must have an infallible record of truthfulness.

14. Plod It is easier to plod through the thick snow than to drag your feet.

15. Pungent The pungent smell of onions can cause one’s eyes to water while cutting them.

16. Remiss If you remiss in doing your chore’s now, you must do twice as much later.

17. Repose After the long journey, a brief repose was requested before going back home.

18. Temerity It would take great temerity to talk back to the principal.

19. Truculent The truculent lawyer gave a fiery speech to preserve his client’s innocence.

20. Unfeigned He had an unfeigned love for his girlfriend.

21. Virulent She posed a virulent appeal to the courts.