adj unselfish concerned with the welfare of others SYN selfless ANT selfish selfcentered dearth noun a lack scarcity inadequate supply a famine SYN insufficiency want paucity ID: 776471
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Week 4 Vocabulary
Slide2altruistic
(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
SYN: selfless
ANT: selfish, self-centered
Slide3dearth
(noun) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
SYN: insufficiency, want, paucity
ANT: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance
Slide4discrepancy
(noun) a difference; a lack of agreement
SYN: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency
ANT: agreement, convergence, consistency
Slide5facile
(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent, easily shown but not sincerely felt
SYN: effortless, assured, poised, specious
ANT: labored, awkward, halting
Slide6indomitable
(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield
SYN: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding
ANT: surrendering, submissive, yielding
Slide7infallible
(adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable
SYN: unerring, certain
ANT: imperfect
Slide8pungent
(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
SYN: sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy
ANT: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid
Slide9temerity
(noun) rashness, boldness
SYN: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery
ANT: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility
Slide10truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
SYN: brutal, real, without pretense
ANT: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening
Slide11virulent
(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful
SYN: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful
ANT: innocuous, harmless, benign