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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alleviate | to relieve, make easier to endure |
| benefactor | a person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
| covert | secret, hidden |
| cynic | a person who believes the worst of peoples behavior and motives, someone who believes people are motivated only by selfishness |
| demise | death |
| infamous | having a very bad reputation, widely known for being vicious, criminal, or derserving contempt |
| intrinsic | belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances.) |
| revulsion | great disgust or distaste |
| speculate | to come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize |
| virile | manly, masculine |