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Unit 2 chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALLEVIATE | to relieve; make easier to endure; to ease |
| BENEFACTOR | a person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
| COVERT | secret; hidden; concealed |
| CYNIC | a person who believes the worst of people's behavior and motives; someone who believes people are motivated only by selfishness |
| DEMISE | Death' dying |
| INFAMOUS | having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt; known unfavorably |
| INTRINSIC | belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances); built-in; fundamental |
| REVULSION | great disgust or distaste; hatred |
| SPECULATE | To come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize; to guess |
| VIRILE | manly; masculine; having attractive male qualities |