| A | B |
|---|
| curtail | to cut short or reduce |
| devastate | to upset deeply; overwhelm |
| digress | to turn aside, or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing |
| incentive | something that moves one to take action or work harder |
| incorporate | to unite into a single whole; cobine |
| indispensable | necessary |
| intermittent | starting and stopping from time to time;off-and-on |
| rigor | great hardship or diffuculty; harshness; severity |
| squander | to waste; pend or use foolishly |
| succumb | to give in; top reisting |
| allieviate | to relieve; make easier to endure |
| benefactor | a person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
| 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 |
| demise | death |
| infamous | having a very bad reputation; widely known for being visious, criminal, or deserving of contempt |
| intrinsic | belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances |
| revulsion | great disgust or distaste |
| speculate | to come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize |
| virile | manly; masculine |
| abstain | to hold oneself back from something; refrain |
| affiliate | to associate; join |
| agnostic | a person who believes we cannot know whether or not there is a God |
| aspire | to strongly desire; to be ambitious (to do something or to get something) |
| benevolent | charitable |
| deficit | a shortage; a lock (in amount) |
| dissent | disagreement |
| diversion | an amusement or pastime; anything that relazes or amuses |
| lucrative | profitable; well-being |
| mandatory | required |
| charisma | the quality of a leader which captures great popular devotion; personal magnetism |
| contemporary | modern; up-to-date |
| contend | to state to be so; claim; affirm |
| conversely | in an oppostie manner; in an altogether different way |
| extrovert | an outgoing, sociable person |
| poignant | emotionally moving; touching |
| prevalent | widespread; common |
| propenent | someone who supports a cause |
| quest | a search; pursuit |
| traumatic | causing painful emotions, with possible long-lasting psychological effects |
| congenial | agreeable or pleasant in character; friendly |
| flippant | disrespectful and not serious enough |
| impasse | a situation with no way out; dead end |
| perception | insight or understanding gained through ovesevation |
| prompt | to urge into action |
| prone | having a tendency; inclined |
| rapport | relationship, especially one that is close, trusting, or sympathetic |
| rationale | the underlying reasons for something; logical basis |
| relentless | persistent; continuous |
| reprisal | the paying back of one injury or bad deed with another |
