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Vocabulary

Vocabulary - unit 2

QuestionAnswer
To make up; be the parts of Constitute
To fail to do something required; Default
Most common or most noticeable; Predominant
Something required beforehand; Prerequisite
To size with authority; legally take possession of; Confiscate
To interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out) Decipher
Slight; very small compared with what might be expected Nominal
Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous Concurrent
A temporary decline in business Recession
Supposed for the sake or argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical Hypothetical
Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex Intricate
To be good enough Suffice
To worsen;deteriorate Degenerate
A place of safety, protection, or relief Sanctuary
To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else; Intercede
Open to damage or attack; susceptible Vulnerable
Difficult to be live; unlikely Implausible
Evil; wicked Sinister
Close inspection; careful examination Scrutiny
Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way Incoherent
An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is Qualm
To mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble Garble
To feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully Gloat
Something that weakens, damages, or destroys Blight
Using someone else's writings or ideas as one's own Plagiarism
To plan cleverly; think up Contrive
To return an injury for an injury; pay back Retaliate
Very obvious, often offensively so Blatant
Perfectly clean Immaculate
Thin and bony Gaunt
To waste; spend or use foolishly Squander
To cut short or reduce Curtail
Something that moves one to take action or work harder; a motivation Incentive
To turn aside, or stay, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing Digress
Great hardship or difficulty; harshness; severity Rigor
To upset deeply; overwhelm Devastate
To give in; stop resisting Succumb
Necessary Indispensable
To unite into a single whole; combine Incorporate
Starting and stopping from time to time; off-and-on Intermittent
Secret; hidden Covert
A person who believes the worst of people's behavior and motives; someone who believes people are motivated only by selfishness Cynic
Belonging to a person or thing by its very nature Intrinsic
A person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid Benefactor
Having a bad reputation; widely known for begin vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt Infamous
Masculine; manly Virile
Death;dying Demise
To come up with ideas or theories about subject; theorize Speculate
To relieve; make easier to endure Alleviate
Great disgust or distaste Revulsion
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