vocab 05 sentences

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Vocabulary : 

Vocabulary Unit 5

Altruistic : 

Altruistic The group was altruistic with their ‘feed the poor’ program.

Assent : 

Assent The police must assent to the demands of the robber in order to save his life.

Benefactor : 

Benefactor The politician became a benefactor to the city when he wanted their votes.

Chivalrous : 

Chivalrous A chivalrous man opens the door for his date.

Clemency : 

Clemency Because it was his first offence, the judge showed clemency in his sentencing.

Dearth : 

Dearth As the winter grew colder, it seemed that there was a dearth in the food supply.

Diffident : 

Diffident The greatest difficulty for a diffident person is to perform in front of others.

Discrepancy : 

Discrepancy There was a discrepancy between the teacher’s story and what the student had said.

Embark : 

Embark The team was to embark on a voyage through Canada.

Facile : 

Facile Last year’s vocabulary words seem facile compared to this year’s.

Indomitable : 

Indomitable During the whole race, her strength seemed indomitable.

Infallible : 

Infallible To win the prize, one must have an infallible record of truthfulness.

Plod : 

Plod It is easier to plod through the thick snow than to drag your feet.

Pungent : 

Pungent The pungent smell of onions can cause one’s eyes to water while cutting them.

Remiss : 

Remiss If you remiss in doing your chore’s now, you must do twice as much later.

Repose : 

Repose After the long journey, a brief repose was requested before going back home.

Temerity : 

Temerity It would take great temerity to talk back to the principal.

Truculent : 

Truculent The truculent lawyer gave a fiery speech to preserve his client’s innocence.

Unfeigned : 

Unfeigned He had an unfeigned love for his girlfriend.

Virulent : 

Virulent She posed a virulent appeal to the courts.