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iolanieng8shortstory
The Bet, Rules of the Game and Tell Tale Heart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| impart | v. to make known; to give or reveal |
| circumstance | n. a condition; a financial situation |
| pungent | adj. Sharp and intense, as an odor |
| recessed | indnted or hollowed-out space recess |
| benefactor | n, a person who gives monetary or other aid |
| adversary | n. an opponent |
| benevolently | adv. characterized by doing good, kindly |
| retort | n. a quick, sharp, or witty reply |
| malodorous | adj. having a bad odor |
| ponder | v. to think or to consider carefully and thooughly |
| obsolete | adj. out-of-date |
| immoral | adj. contrary to what is considered to be correct behavior |
| humane | adj, merciful, showing the best qualities of humans |
| incessantly | adv. continually, without interruption |
| capricious | adj. unpredictable |
| rapture | n felling of ecstasy, great joy |
| haphazardly | adv in a random manner |
| posterity | n. future generations |
| stipulated | v. arranged in an agreement |
| renunciation | n a declaration in which something is given up |
| acute | adj. sharp, keen |
| conceived | adj. thought of, conceive v. |
| vex | v. to disturb; annoy |
| stiffled | adj. smother; stifle v. |
| crevice | n, a crack |
| stealthily | adv. cautiously; secretly |
| audacity | n. shameless daring or boldness |
| vehemently | adv. with intense emotion |
| derision | n. ridicule |
| hypocritical | adj. false or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what he or she is not |
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