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LEVEL E. Unit 5. Altruistic. Connotation: positive Etymology: 1853, "unselfishness, opposite of egoism," from Fr. altruisme, from autrui, from O.Fr. altrui "of or to others," from L. alter "other". Assent. Connotation: positive

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  1. LEVEL E Unit 5

  2. Altruistic • Connotation: positive • Etymology: 1853, "unselfishness, opposite of egoism," from Fr. altruisme, from autrui, from O.Fr. altrui "of or to others," from L. alter "other"

  3. Assent • Connotation: positive • Etymology: c.1300, from O.Fr. assentir (12c.), from L. assentire, from ad- "to" + sentire "to feel, think"

  4. Connotation: positive Etymology: mid-15c., from L.L. benefactor, from L. phrase benefacere, from bene "well" + facere "to do" benefactor

  5. chivalrous • Connotation: positive • Etymology: 1292, from O.Fr. chevalerie "horsemanship," from chevaler "knight," from M.L. caballarius "horseman," from L. caballus. From "mounted knight," meaning stretched 14c. to "courtly behavior."

  6. clemency • Connotation: positive • Etymology: 1550s, "mildness or gentleness shown in exercise of authority," from L. clementia "calmness, gentleness," from clementem (nom. clemens) "calm, mild," related to -clinare "to lean"

  7. dearth • Connotation: negative • Etymology: mid-13c.,derthe"scarcity," abstract n. formed from root of O.E. deore"precious,costly" (dear). Originally used of famines, when food wascostlybecause scarce.

  8. diffident • Connotation: neutral • Etymology: 1425–75; late Middle English < Latin  stem of diffīdēns = mistrusting, despairing, equivalent to dif- + fīd=  trust

  9. discrepancy • Connotation: neutral • Note: Discrepancy  is sometimes wrongly used where disparity  is meant. A discrepancy  exists between things which ought to be the same; it can be small but is usually significant. A disparity  is a large difference between measurable things such as age, rank, or wages • Etymology: early 15c. from discrepare "sound differently, differ," from dis- "apart, off" + crepare "to rattle, crack."

  10. embark • Connotation: neutral • Etymology: 1550, from M.Fr. embarquer, from barque "small ship

  11. facile • Connotation: positive • Etymology: 1475–85; < Latin facilis  that can be done, easy, equivalent to fac- to do, make + -ilis

  12. indomitable • Connotation: positive • Etymology: 1634, from L.L. indomitabilis "untameable," from in- "not" + L. domitare, "to tame"

  13. infallible • Connotation: positive • Etymology: 1491, from M.L. infallibilis, from in- "not" + fall- “fail” + ibilis “able”

  14. plod • Connotation: negative • Etymology: 1562, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of walking heavily or slowly.

  15. pungent • Connotation: negative • Etymology: 1590s, "sharp, poignant" (of pain or grief), from L. pungentem "to prick, pierce, sting," related to pugnus"fist"

  16. remiss • Connotation: negative • Etymology: early15c., "weak, dissolved," from L. remissus, "slacken,abate,let go”

  17. repose • Connotation: neutral • Etymology:1470, from M.Fr. reposer, from O.Fr. repauser (10c.), from L.L. repausare "cause to rest," from L. re-, intensive prefix, + L.L. pausare "to stop"(derivative of Latin pausa -pause)

  18. temerity • Connotation: negative • Etymology: early 15c., from M.Fr. témérité (15c.), from L. temeritatem (nom. temeritas) "blind chance, accident, rashness," from temere "by chance, blindly, casually, rashly," related to tenebrae "darkness,"

  19. truculent • Connotation: negative • Etymology: c.1540,fromL.truculentus "fierce, savage," from trux (gen. trucis)"fierce,wild."

  20. unfeigned • Connotation: positive • Etymology: c.1300, from O.Fr. un- "not" + feign-, "pretend, shirk," fromL.fingere "devise, fabricate"

  21. virulent Connotation: negative Etymology: 1400, in ref. towounds,ulcers,etc.,"full of corruptorpoisonousmatter,"fromL.virulentus"poisonous,"fromvirus"poison"

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