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0305 s03 group 5
0305 s03 CH9&10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 soeaking or writing |
| rigor | Great hardship or difficultly; harshness; severity |
| devastate | To upset deeply; overwhelm |
| succumb | To give in; stop resisting |
| indispensalde | Necessary |
| incorporate | To unite into a single whole; combine |
| intermittent | Starting and stopping from time to time; off-and-on |
| covert | Secret; hidden |
| cynic | A person who believes the worst of people's behavior and motives; someone who believes people are motivated only by selfishness |
| intrinsic | Belonging to a person or thing by its very nature(and thus not dependent on circumstances); built-in |
| infamous | Having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt |
| benefactor | A person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
| virile | Manly; masculine |
| demise | Death |
| speculate | To come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize |
| alleriate | To relieve; make easier to endure |
| revulsion | Great disgust or distaste |