05. ELA II - CH5 - Vocab

Some critics seem convinced that their expert knowledge makes them ____________ judges of the quality of an artist's work.

• Pungent
• Repose
• Infallible
• Unfeigned

(adj) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

• Diffident
• Pungent
• Altruistic
• Remiss

(verb) to express agreement; (noun) agreement

• Dearth
• Truculent
• Assent
• Pungent

(noun) one who does good to others

• Virulent
• Benefactor
• Temerity
• Repose

(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense

• Pungent
• Benefactor
• Unfeigned
• Repose

(adj) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

• Benefactor
• Unfeigned
• Diffident
• Chivalrous

(noun) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

• Repose
• Clemency
• Discrepancy
• Embark

(noun) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

• Embark
• Pungent
• Infallible
• Dearth

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

• Benefactor
• Remiss
• Chivalrous
• Diffident

(noun) a difference; a lack of agreement

• Discrepancy
• Clemency
• Facile
• Truculent