| A | B |
|---|
| 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 |
| 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, espcecially financial aid |
| virile | manly; masculine |
| demise | death |
| speculate | to come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize |
| alleviate | to relieve; make easier to endure |
| revulsion | great disgust or distaste |
| aspire | to strongly desire; to be ambitious (to do something or to get something) |
| lucrative | profitable; well-paying |
| deficit | a shortage; a lack (in amount) |
| abstain | to hold oneself back from something; refrain |
| benevolent | showing kindness; charitable |
| agnostic | a person who believes we cannot know whether or not there is a God |
| mandatory | required |
| diversion | an amusement or pastime; anything that relaxes or amuses |
| affiliate | to associate; join |
| dissent | disagreement |
