| A | B |
|---|
| squander | To waste; spend foolishly |
| curtail | To cut short; 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 | Someone who believes the worst of people's motives and behavior |
| intrinsic | Belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances |
| infamous | Having a bad reputation; widely known for being bad |
| benefactor | A person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
| virile | Manly; masculine |
| demise | Death |
| speculate | T come up with ideas or theories on a subject; theorize |
| alleviate | To relieve; make easier to endure |
| revulsion | Great disgust or distaste |
| aspire | To strongly desire; to be ambitious |
| lucrative | Profitable; well-paying |
| deficit | A shortage; a lack in amount |
| abstain | To hold oneself back from something |
| benevolent | Charitable |
| agnostic | A person who believes that we cannot know whether there is a God |
| mandatory | Required |
| diversion | An amusement or pastime; anything that relaxes or amuses |
| affiliate | To associate; join |
| dissent | Disagreement |
