Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 5

unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others

• altruistic
• clemency
• facile
• unfeigned

to give permission; to express agreement

• embark

• dearth

• assent

• benefactor

one who does good for others or supports charity

• altruistic

• chivalrous

• truculent

• benefactor

marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

• discrepancy
• chivalrous
• indomitable
• facile

mercy; humaneness, mildness

• clemency
• altruistic
• facile
• repose

a lack or scarcity

• assent
• diffident
• dearth
• remiss

shy; lacking self-confidence

• assent
• diffident
• truculent
• unfeigned

a difference; lack of agreement

• discrepancy
• infallible
• dearth
• pungent

to go aboard; to make a start

• embark

• facile

• plod

• assent

easily done or attained

• diffident
• facile
• chivalrous
• dearth