1. Vocabulary English II Honors Unit 5

2. Altruistic: unselfish, selfless The group was altruistic with their ‘feed the poor’ program.

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

4. Benefactor: one who does good The politician became a benefactor to the city when he wanted their votes.

5. Chivalrous: courteous and courageous A chivalrous man opens the door for his date.

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

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

8. Diffident: shy, timid, bashful The greatest difficulty for a diffident person is to perform in front of others.

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

10. Embark: begin, launch The team was to embark on a voyage through Canada.

11. Facile: easily done or attained Last year’s vocabulary words seem facile compared to this year’s.

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

13. Infallible: free from error, perfect To win the prize, one must have an infallible record of truthfulness.

14. Plod: trudge, to walk heavily It is easier to plod through the thick snow than to drag your feet.

15. Pungent: stinging, biting, sharp The pungent smell of onions can cause one’s eyes to water while cutting them.

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

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

18. Temerity: boldness, audacity It would take great temerity to talk back to the principal.

19. Truculent: belligerent, aggressive, harsh The truculent lawyer gave a fiery speech to preserve his client’s innocence.

20. Unfeigned: sincere, genuine, heartfelt He had an unfeigned love for his girlfriend.

21. Virulent: hateful, spiteful, poisonous She posed a virulent appeal to the courts.