1. malice /ˈmæl·ɪs/ n.
the intention to do something wrong and esp. to cause injury: An employee would have to prove an employer acted out of malice in order to sue.

2. exhale /eksˈheɪl/ v.
to breathe out air:
She held her breath for a moment and then exhaled.

3. retrospect /ˈre·trəˌspekt/ n.
an act of thinking about the past:
In retrospect, (= thinking about the past now) I think their marriage was doomed from the beginning.

4. philanthropy /fɪˈlæn·θrə·pi/ n.
the giving away of money, esp. in large amounts, to organizations that help people: Minnesota has long been considered a beacon of philanthropy.

5. specter /ˈspek·tər/ n.
something that causes fear or worry:
The specter of inflation concerns many voters.

6. omnipotent /ɑmˈnɪp·ə·t̬ənt/ adj.
having the power to do anything:
The people overthrew the once omnipotent dictator.

7. hypertension /ˌhɑɪ·pərˈten·ʃən/ n.
unusually high blood pressure

8. antithesis /ænˈtɪθ·ə·sɪs/ n.
the exact opposite, or opposition:
The relaxed company management is the antithesis of a formal bureaucracy.

9. vociferous /voʊˈsɪf·ər·əs/ adj.
repeatedly and loudly expressing your opinions and complaints, or (of demands, complaints, etc.) expressed in this way:
a vociferous critic of foreign policy

10. empathy /ˈem·pə·θi/ n.
the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation:
He loves children and has a certain empathy with them.

11. benign /bɪˈnɑɪn/ adj.
pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe:
His humor was benign, never cruel or hurtful.

12. fruitful /ˈfrut·fəl/ adj.
producing good results:
He had a long and fruitful career as a research chemist.

13. dissipate /ˈdɪs·əˌpeɪt/ v
to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually:
It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea.

14. inescapable /ˌɪn·ɪˈskeɪ·pə·bəl/ adj.
impossible to avoid or not to accept:
The evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that he is guilty of the crime.

15. ignorant /ˈɪg·nər·ənt/ adj.
having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general:
We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men.

16. bellicose /ˈbel.ɪ.kəʊs/ adj.
wishing to fight or start a war:

The general made some bellicose statements about his country's military strength.

17. ambidextrous /ˌæm.bɪˈdek.strəs/ adj.
able to use both hands equally well

18. amphibian /æmˈfɪb·i·ən/ n
a type of animal that lives both on land and in water:
Frogs and turtles are amphibians.

19. repent /rɪˈpent/ v.
to be sorry you did or did not do something:
Jenkins returned, to repent and face justice.
20. punitive /ˈpju·nɪ·t̬ɪv/ adj.
intended as a punishment:
No punitive action was taken against Dawkins after he smashed the backboard during warmups.

21. intrastate /ˈɪntrəsteɪt/ adj.
within one state, especially in the US: The airline offers the only existing intrastate commercial air service in the state.
intrastate commerce/markets/revenue

22. introvert /ˈɪn.trə.vɜːt/n.
someone who is shy, quiet, and unable to make friends easily

23. manual /ˈmæn·ju·əl/ adj.
done or operated with the hands:
The mail can be sorted faster by machine then by manual sorting.

24. manicure /ˈmæn·əˌkjʊr/ n.
a treatment for the hands that involves softening the skin and making the nails look better by cutting, smoothing, and possibly painting them

25. lucid /ˈlu·sɪd/ adj.
(of speech or writing) clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or reasoning clearly:
The author’s prose is lucid and entertaining.