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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blatant | unmistakeable |
| Blight | something that harms |
| Contrive | to think up |
| Garble | to jumble |
| Gaunt | very thin |
| Gloat | to be overly self-satisfied |
| Immaculate | spotless |
| Plagiarism | the stealing of ideas |
| Qualm | a guilty feeling |
| Retaliate | to take revenge |
| 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/to waste |
| Succumb | to yield/to give in |
| Alleviate | to ease |
| Benefactor | financial supporter |
| Covert | concealed |
| Cynic | someone who believes the worst |
| Demise | dying |
| Infamous | known unfavorably |
| Intrinsic | fundamental |
| Revulsion | hatred |
| Speculate | to guess |
| Virile | having attractive male qualities |
| Abstain | to deny oneself |
| Affiliate | to join |
| Agnostic | one who feels we cant know if God exists |
| Aspire | to wish |
| Benevolent | charitable/well meaning & kindly |
| Deficit | a lack |
| Dissent | opposition |
| Diversion | a recreation |
| Lucrative | financially rewarding |
| Mandatory | essential |
| Charisma | personal appeal |
| Contemporary | current |
| Contend | to declare |
| Conversely | in contrast |
| Extrovert | a sociable person |
| Poignant | affecting the emotions |
| Prevalent | found frequently |
| Proponent | a supporter |
| Quest | a haunt |
| Traumatic | upsetting |
| Congenial | sociable |
| Flippant | rude |
| Impasse | a deadlock |
| Perception | a view on something/someone |
| Prompt | to motivate/to urge into action |
| Prone | tending, having, a tendency |
| Rapport | personal connection |
| Rationale | an explanation |
| Relentless | nonstop |
| Reprisal | revenge |