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iolani eng 8 vocab

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impart- v   to make known; to give or reveal  
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circumstance- n   a condition; a financial situation  
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pungent- adj   sharp and intense, as an odor  
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recessed- adj   indented or hollowed out space  
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benefactor- n   a person who gives money or other aid  
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adversary- n   an opponent  
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benevolently- adv   characterized by doing good, kindly  
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retort- n   a quick, sharp, or witty reply  
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malodorous- adj   having a bad odor  
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ponder- v   to think or to consider carefully and thoroughly  
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obsolete- adj   out of date  
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immoral- adj   contrary to what is considered to be correct behavior  
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humane- adj   merciful, showing the best qualities of humans  
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incessantly- adv   continually, without interruption  
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capricious- adj   unpredictable  
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rapture- n   feeling of ecstasy, great joy  
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haphazardly- adv   in a random manner  
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posterity- n   future generations  
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stipulated- v   arranged in an agreement  
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renunciation- n   a declaration in which something is given up  
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acute- adj   sharp, keen  
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conceived- adj   thought of  
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vex- v   to disturb; annoy  
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stifled- adj   smother  
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crevice- n   a crack  
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stealthily- adv   cautiously, secretly  
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audacity- n   shameless daring or boldness  
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vehemently- adv   with intense emotion  
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derision- n   ridicule  
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hypocritical- adj   false or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what he or she is not  
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extricate- v   to free from a tangle or difficulty  
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preening- n   cleaning feathers with a beak  
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presumptuous- adj   excessively bold, confident, or shameless  
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outskirts- n   the region remote from the central district of a city or town  
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malicious- adj   showing ill will, spiteful  
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peril- n   danger  
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surveying- adj   looking over carefully; inspecting  
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grimace- n   a facial expression of pain or disgust  
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fate- n   a power that is supposed to determine the course of events  
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credulity- n   a tendency to believe too easily; gullibility  
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