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iolani8engssvocab
| 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 | intended or allowed-out space |
| 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, witty reply |
| malodorous | adj. having a bad odor |
| ponder | v. to think or to consider carefully and thoroughly |
| 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 out-of-date |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. feeling 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 |
| vex | v. to disturb; annoy |
| stifled | adj. smother |
| 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 |