Sadlier Level E Unit 4 Review

altruistic

• unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
• courage in facing difficulties
• to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
• to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

assent

• to express agreement; agreement
• filthy, wretched, debased
• (adj.,part.) unnaturally thin.
• to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

benefactor

• one who does good to others
• mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness
• word for word; exactly as written or spoken
• to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

chivalrous

• marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
• plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
• to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
• (adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy.

clemency

• mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness
• (adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited.
• to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
• (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.

dearth

• a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
• to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
• stale, moldy; out-of-date
• to involve in; to connect with or be related to

diffident

• shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
• an accomplishment, the act of achieving
• (adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned.
• a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

discrepancy

• a difference; a lack of agreement
• to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
• (n.) bitter resentment or ill-will.
• eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

embark

• to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
• stale, moldy; out-of-date
• to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
• to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

facile

• easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
• to give or pass on as an inheritance
• a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
• causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting