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Unit 5 Vocabulary
Unit 5 SAT Vocabulary
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10th Grade
02/28/2013

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Altruistic
Definition
Adjective
Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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Assent
Definition
Verb
To agree or concur
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Benefactor
Definition
Noun
a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper
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Chivalrous
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Adjective
considerate and courteous to women; gallant
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Clemency
Definition
Noun
an act or deed showing mercy or leniency
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Dearth
Definition
Noun
an inadequate supply; scarcity;
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Diffident
Definition
Adjective
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
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Discrepancy
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Noun
difference; inconsistency
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Embark
Definition
Verb
to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey
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Facile
Definition
Adjective
easily done, performed, used, etc.
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Indomitable
Definition
Adjective
that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage
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Infallible
Definition
Adjective
exempt from liability to error
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Plod
Definition
Verb
to walk heavily or move laboriously
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Pungent
Definition
Adjective
sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid
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Remiss
Definition
Adjective
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.
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Repose
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Noun
the state of being at rest; rest; sleep
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Temerity
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Noun
reckless boldness; rashness
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Truculent
Definition
Adjective
fierce; cruel; savagely brutal
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Unfeigned
Definition
Adjective
sincere; genuine
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Virulent
Definition
Adjective
actively poisonous; intensely noxious
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Assent
Definition
Noun
Agreement
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Indomitable
Definition
Adjective
unconquerable
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Benefactor
Definition
Noun
Person who helps another/others, usually by giving $
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Dearth
Definition
Noun
A lack
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Infallible
Definition
Adjective
never wrong
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Plod
Definition
Verb
trudge
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Pungent
Definition
Adjective
Overpowering, usually in smell
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