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IVS Unit 3
50 more words from Improving Vocabulary Skills
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| incorporate | combine |
| intermittent | off-and-on |
| digress | stray |
| incentive | encouragement |
| succumb | give in |
| rigor | hardship |
| squander | waste |
| curtail | cut short |
| indispensable | necessary |
| devastate | upset greatly |
| speculate | state to be so |
| cynic | pessimist |
| infamous | having a bad reputation |
| benefactor | one who gives aid |
| covert | hidden |
| virile | manly |
| intrinsic | belonging by its very nature |
| alleviate | relieve |
| demise | death |
| revulsion | great disgust |
| deficit | shortage |
| mandatory | required |
| abstain | do without |
| lucrative | profitable |
| diversion | amusement |
| affiliate | join |
| agnostic | one who is unsure there's a God |
| aspire | strongly desire |
| benevolent | kind |
| dissent | disagreement |
| proponent | supporter |
| charisma | charm |
| quest | search |
| contend | claim |
| conversely | in an opposite manner |
| contemporary | modern |
| extrovert | outgoing person |
| prevalent | widespread |
| poignant | touching |
| traumatic | causing painful emotions |
| rapport | close relationship |
| reprisal | getting even |
| flippant | disrespectful |
| perception | impression |
| relentless | persistent |
| congenial | pleasant |
| prone | tending |
| rationale | logical basis |
| impasse | dead end |
| prompt | urge |
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