Unit 10 Vocabulary

Since the celebrity was only helping the homeless in order to get media attention, she is not truly a(n) _______ individual.

• altruistic

• clemency

• tangible

• dearth

For someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress was surprisingly _______ in real life.

• diffident

• clemency

• temperance

• coax

The judge chose to show _______ to the car thief who seemed truly sorry for his crime.

• clemency

• benefactor

• diffident

• altruistic

He hoped to _______ a raise from his boss by going on and on about how much he liked working for her and how great of a boss she was.

• coax

• tangible

• audacious

• dearth

She and her husband maintained a healthy lifestyle by practicing _______ in their eating and drinking habits.

• temperance

• clemency

• benefactor

• tangible

There is no _______ evidence to support his claim that he was wrongfully terminated from his job.

• tangible

• conscientious

• altruistic

• diffident

Because the police captain knew his men were well trained, he planned a(n) _______ attack on the bank robbers. It was risky but bold.

• audacious

• coax

• clemency

• conscientious

An anonymous _______ gave the school a dozen new computers.

• benefactor

• tangible

• audacious

• temperance

She has always been a very _______ worker; she likes to do everything right the first time.

• conscientious

• benefactor

• altruistic

• diffident

The _______ of salesclerks at the shoe store was irritating as we couldn’t find anyone to help us.

• dearth

• coax

• altruistic

• temperance