Ch. 13, 14, and 15 Vocabulary Quiz

_______ secret; hidden

• Virile

• Covert

• Demise

• Alleviate

_______ A person who believes the worst of people’s behavior and motives; someone who believes people are motivated by selfishness

• Benefactor

• Intrinsic

• Cynic

• Infamous

_______ Belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances); built in

• Intrinsic

• Revulsion

• Speculate

• Alleviate

_______ Having a very bad reputation; famous for a bad reason

• Virile

• Infamous

• Covert

• Demise

_______ A person or organization that gives help, especially financially

• Benefactor

• Cynic

• Speculate

• Alleviate

_______ Manly; masculine

• Intrinsic

• Virile

• Demise

• Revulsion

_______ Death

• Alleviate

• Speculate

• Demise

• Covert

_______ To come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize

• Speculate

• Intrinsic

• Revulsion

• Cynic

_______ To relieve; make easier to endure

• Covert

• Alleviate

• Virile

• Infamous

_______ Great disgust or distaste

• Revulsion

• Benefactor

• Demise

• Speculate