To waste; spend or use foolishly

Something that moves one to take action or work harder; a motivation

To turn aside, or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing

Great hardship or difficulty; harshness; severity

To unite into a single whole; combine

Starting and stopping from time to time; off-and-on

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Vocabulary - Ch 9

Term	Definition
Squander	To waste; spend or use foolishly
Curtail	To cut short or reduce
Incentive	Something that moves one to take action or work harder; a motivation
Digress	To turn aside, or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing
Rigor	Great hardship or difficulty; harshness; severity
Devastate	To upset deeply; overwhelm
Succumb	To give in; stop resisting
Indispensable	Necessary
Incorporate	To unite into a single whole; combine
Intermittent	Starting and stopping from time to time; off-and-on