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10th #14a

Castle Sophomores' week #14 SAT words

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alleviate To relieve; make easier to endure. To make (pain, for example) more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
benefactor A person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid. n.
covert Secret; hidden. Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown: covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels. adj. ---A covering or cover. n.
cynic A person who believes the worst of people's behavior and motives; someone who believes people are motivated only by selfishness. Habitually negative. n. -- adj. Cynical.
demise Death n. --- v., -mised, -mis·ing, -mis·es.
infamous Having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt. Notorious. adj.
intrinsic Belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances) Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent. --- adj.
revulsion Great disgust or distaste. A sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust or loathing. A withdrawing or turning away from something. ---n.
speculate To come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize To meditate on a subject; reflect. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence. To buy or sell a commodity w/risk or v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.intr. v.tr.
virile Manly; masculine. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male. Having or showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor, or power. See synonyms at male. Capable of performing sexually as a male; potent. ---adj.
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