LEVEL E Unit 5 Altruistic l Connotation positive

LEVEL E Unit 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discrepancy l Connotation: neutral l 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 l Etymology: early 15 c. from discrepare "sound differently, differ, " from dis- "apart, off" + crepare "to rattle, crack. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

remiss l Connotation: negative l Etymology: early 15 c. , "weak, dissolved, " from L. remissus, "slacken, abate, let go”

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

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

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

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

virulent Connotation: negative Etymology: 1400, in ref. to wounds, ulcers, etc. , "full of corrupt or poisonous matter, " from L. virulentus "poisonous, " from virus "poison"