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Brenham Eng III
Warm Up Unit 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| curtail | to shorten |
| devastate | to upset greatly |
| digress | to go off the subject |
| incentive | encouragement |
| incorporate | to join together |
| indispensable | needed |
| intermittent | irregular |
| rigor | a hardship |
| squander | to misuse |
| succumb | to yield |
| alleviate | to ease |
| benefactor | a financial supporter |
| covert | concealed |
| cynic | one who believes the worst |
| demise | dying |
| infamous | known unfavorably |
| intrinsic | fundamental |
| revulsion | hatred |
| speculate | to guess |
| virile | having attractive male qualities |
| abstain | to deny onself |
| affiliate | to join |
| agnostic | one who feels we can't know if God exists |
| aspire | to wish |
| benevolent | charitable |
| deficit | a lack |
| dissent | opposition |
| diversion | a way to relax |
| lucrative | financially rewarding |
| mandatory | essential |