This document contains vocabulary words and their definitions presented in slides. It includes words such as embark, facile, diffident, altruistic, and assent. For each word, a short definition and example sentence is provided to illustrate the meaning of the word in context. The document serves as a study aid for learning new vocabulary terms.

1. Vocabulary slides
Ashlyn Groeneweg
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2. embark
commence, launch, begin,
board
Marines embark aboard USS
Bataan.

3. facile
effortless,
assured,poised,
specious
The process of
drawing this picture is
facile.

4. diffident
shy, lacking self­
confidence
The kid was diffident
at the spelling bee.

5. altruistic
unselfish, selfless
Babies show altruistic
as soon as 15 months.

6. assent
concur, consent,
accede
The president was
assenting with the
vice president.

7. assent
concur, consent,
accede
The president was
assenting with the
vice president.