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Book E, Unit # 5

Word List

1. altruistic – (adj) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

2. assent – (v) to express agreement; (n) agreement

3. benefactor – (n) one who does good to others

4. chivalrous – (adj) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

5. clemency – (n) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

6. dearth – (n) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

7. diffident – (adj) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

8. discrepancy – (n) a difference; a lack of agreement

9. embark – (v) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

10. facile – (adj) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

11. indomitable – (adj) unconquerable, refusing to yield

12. infallible – (adj) free from error; absolutely dependable

13. plod – (v) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

14. pungent – (adj) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

15. remiss – (adj) neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless

16. repose – (v) to rest; lie; place; (n) relaxation; peace of mind, calmness

17. temerity – (n) rashness, boldness

18. truculent – (adj) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

19. unfeigned – (adj) sincere, real, without pretense

20. virulent – (adj) extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful

Vocabulary Assignment Book E, Unit # 5

Filling in the Blanks

Choose the word from this unit that best completes each sentence.

1. He is not merely unpleasant but actually dangerous whenever he gets into one of his ___________________ moods.

2. The pathetic refugees _____________________ along the dusty road, hoping to reach the Red Cross camp before nightfall.

3. In view of the many able people in public life today, I do not agree that we are suffering from a(n) _____________________ of capable leaders.

4. His _________________________ joy when it was announced that I had won the scholarship meant more to me than all the polite congratulations I received.

5. History tells us that many men and women considered “failures” in their own lifetimes were really major _____________________ of humanity.

6. Humor should be clever and amusing but never so _________________ that it hurts the feelings of other people.

7. What good are ______________________ principles if no real attempt is made to help people by putting them into practice?

8. As soon as the last passenger had ___________________, the captain ordered the ship to get underway.

9. As a school cafeteria guard, I would be __________________ in my duties if I failed to report any serious disorder.

10. Emphasizing the youth of the convicted man, the defense attorney pleaded for____________.

11. Do you really think it is _______________________ to give your seat to a pretty girl when an aged and infirm lady is standing nearby?

12. The brash young lieutenant had the _________________ to disregard the express orders of his commanding officer.

13. Paula’s parents will not _______________________ to her going to the dance unless she promises faithfully to be home no later than 1:00 AM.

14. I did not realize how beautiful the child was until she fell asleep and I saw her face in complete _____________________.

15. The custom of putting erasers on pencils is one way of recognizing the fact that no one is _____________________.

16. Leonard rarely joins in the discussions, not because he lacks information and ideas but rather because he is _________________.

17. Doctors attributed the epidemic to the rampant spread of a particularly __________________ strain of influenza virus.

18. Refusing to admit defeat even when things looked completely hopeless, our _______________ football team drove 85 yards in the last few minutes to score the winning touchdown.

19. The principal claimed that there were major ___________________ between what actually happened in the school and the way the incident had been reported on TV.

20. W were all impressed by his _____________________ use of unusual words and expression that he had learned only a few hours before.

21. How the _________________ smell of burning leaves in autumn arouses memories of happier days!

Synonyms

Choose the word from this unit that is most nearly the same in meaning as the groups of expressions.

1. negligent, lax, slack ______________________

2. leniency, forbearance, gentleness ______________________

3. timid, bashful; unassertive, withdrawn ______________________

4. venomous; noxious, baneful; hateful ______________________

5. brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic ______________________

6. genuine, heartfelt ______________________

7. unbeatable, invincible, unyielding ______________________

8. gallant, civil; valiant ______________________

9. recklessness, foolhardiness; effrontery ______________________

10. a disagreement, divergence, inconsistency ______________________

11. to commence, launch, begin; to board ______________________

12. sharp, spicy, piquant; caustic; racy ______________________

13. easy, effortless; assured, poised; specious ______________________

14. unerring, certain ______________________

15. to concur, agree, consent, accede ______________________

16. selfless, rising above personal interests ______________________

17. an insufficiency, want, paucity ______________________

18. to lumber, trudge ______________________

19. sleep; tranquility; a respite ______________________

20. one who helps others; a patron, humanitarian ______________________

Antonyms

Choose the word from this unit that is most nearly the opposite in meaning as the groups of expressions.

1. convergence; agreement, consistency ______________________

2. scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious ______________________

3. open to error, imperfect ______________________

4. a surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance ______________________

5. to scamper, skip, prance ______________________

6. a misanthrope; a malefactor ______________________

7. gentle, mild; meek, unthreatening ______________________

8. bold, brash, audacious; self-confident, jaunty ______________________

9. exertion; wakefulness; tumult, bustle, ado ______________________

10. to disagree, differ, dissent ______________________

11. innocuous, harmless; benign ______________________

12. crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish ______________________

13. selfish, self-centered ______________________

14. insincere, simulated, phony ______________________

15. yielding, surrendering, submissive ______________________

16. harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility ______________________

17. timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility ______________________

18. labored, awkward, halting ______________________

19. bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid ______________________

Choosing the Right Word

Circle the boldface word that more satisfactorily completes each of the following sentences.

1. After boasting to me of his family’s great wealth, he had the (clemency, temerity) to ask me for a loan.

2. By 1781, George Washington’s green recruits of a few years earlier had been forges into an (infallible, indomitable) army.

3. Lucille is a popular young woman because people realize that her interest in them is sympathetic and (remiss, unfeigned.)

4. Phil is not too well informed on most matters, but when it comes to big-league baseball, he is all but (indomitable, infallible.)

5. American Presidents often point to one of their school teachers as the (discrepancy, benefactor) who helped shape their character and ideas.

6. I admired his (remiss, facile) flow of words, but they failed to convince me that he had practical ideas t help solve our problems.

7. W had no inkling of Calvin’s deep-seated aversion to modern pop music until we overheard his (altruistic, virulent) comments about punk rock.

8. The lawyer (plodded, embarked) through hundreds of pages of the trial record hoping to find some basis for an appeal.

9. In the violent world of today’s pro football, good sportsmanship and (pungent, chivalrous) behavior still have a place.

10. We soon learned that behind his retiring and (truculent, diffident) manner, there was a keen mind and a strong will.

11. As a state legislator, you should not give your (assent, chivalry) to any measure unless you truly believe in it.

12. With all the deductions, there is a (clemency, discrepancy) of forty dollars between my official salary and my weekly paycheck.

13. Her (pungent, truculent) comments during the TV panel show were not only amusing but very much to the point.

14. The planet Earth is a sort of spaceship on which more than five billion of us have (reposed, embarked) on a lifelong voyage.

15. In a grim old joke, a man found guilty of murdering his parents appeals for (clemency, assent) because he is an orphan.

16. We breathed a sign of relief when we saw the supposedly missing set of keys (assenting, reposing) in the desk drawer.

17. How do you account for the (clemency, dearth) of old-fashioned “family doctors: willing to make house calls?

18. Great political leaders know how to appeal to people not only through self-interest but also through their sense of (temerity, altruism.)

19. You will surely win more support for your view by quiet discussion than by (chivalrous, truculent) attacks on your opponents.

20. It would be (indomitable, remiss) of me, as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, not to express appreciation of the help of our faculty advisor.

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