10th Grade Unit 5 Vocabulary

unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

• assent

• altruistic

• benefactor

to express agreement

• assent

• altruistic

• benefactor

one who does good to others

• assent

• altruistic

• benefactor

marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

• chivalrous

• clemency

• dearth

mercy, humaneness; mildness

• chivalrous

• clemency

• dearth

a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

• chivalrous

• clemency

• dearth

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

• diffident

• discrepancy

• embark

a difference; a lack of agreement

• diffident

• discrepancy

• embark

to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

• diffident

• discrepancy

• embark

easily done or attained

• facile

• indomitable

• infallible