altruistic (adj) – unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others in divergent, the point of...
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altruistic
• (adj) – unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
• In Divergent, the point of being in the Abnegation faction was to live an altruistic life.
assent
• (verb) to express agreement• Will you assent to giving blood today?• (noun) agreement• Mom gave her assent for me to borrow her
car!
benefactor
• (noun) – one who does good to others• Robin Hood was a benefactor to his fellow
citizens.
chivalrous• (adj) marked by honor,
courtesy, and courtesy; knightly
• Many women appreciate a chivalrous man!
• Chivalrous knights represented King Arthur and his Round Table.
clemency
• (noun) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
• The prisoner begged the judge for clemency; he did not want to spend his life in jail.
dearth• (noun) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a
famine• Because he was a poor college student,
Freddie had a dearth of food in his kitchen.
diffident
• (adj) – shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
• Kevin’s diffident personality is going to make changing schools very difficult for him.
discrepancy
• (noun) a difference; a lack of agreement• There was a discrepancy among the referees
about whether or not a touchdown had occurred.
embark
• (verb) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest• The tourists were very excited to embark on
their Caribbean cruise!
facile
• (adj) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
• For Julie, dancing is facile and effortless.
• 3. There seems to be a _________ between the story Johnny told his mother and the story Jimmy told her. Of course, each boy blamed the other for the broken vase.
• 3. There seems to be a discrepancy between the story Johnny told his mother and the story Jimmy told her. Of course, each boy blamed the other for the broken vase.
• 5. During their first date, Tony was quite ______ to Kate; he opened doors, pulled out her chair at dinner, and walked her to her door at the end of the night.
• 5. During their first date, Tony was quite chivalrous to Kate; he opened doors, pulled out her chair at dinner, and walked her to her door at the end of the night.
• 7. We have a _______ of volunteers to help with the fundraiser; how can we get more people involved?
• 7. We have a dearth of volunteers to help with the fundraiser; how can we get more people involved?
• 8. Nursing, teaching, and counseling could be called _______ professions; in each, the focus is on taking care of other people.
• 8. Nursing, teaching, and counseling could be called altruistic professions; in each, the focus is on taking care of other people.
• 9. Because she is a freshman, the administrator showed Kelli ________ on her first dress code violation.
• 9. Because she is a freshman, the administrator showed Kelli clemency on her first dress code violation.
• 10. Sometimes the more ________ students are overshadowed in the classroom by the ones with more boisterous personalities.
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