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The Quest Eng9 Sect2

Terms

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Virile
Manly; masculine
Devastate
To upset deeply; overwhelm
Succumb
To give in; stop resisting
Retaliate
To return an injury for an injury; pay back
Intristic
Belongign to a person or thing by it's very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances)
Squander
To waste; spend or use foolishly
Sinister
Evil; wicked
Recession
A temporary decline in business
Intermittent
Starting and stopping from time to time; off-and-on
Indispensable
Necessary
Incorporate
To unite into a single whole; combine
Prerequisite
Something required beforehand
Alleviate
To relieve; make easier to endure
Scrutiny
Close inspection; careful examination
Contrive
To plan cleverly; think up
Garble
To mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble
Benefactor
A person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid
Blight
Something that weakens, damages, or destroys
Implausible
Difficult to believe; unlikely
Plagiarism
Using someone else's writings or ideas as one's own
Nominal
Slight; very small compared with what might be expected
Predominant
Most common or most noticeable
Incoherent
Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way
Incentive
Something that moves one to take action or work harder; motivation
Intercede
To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else
Infamous
Having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt
Cynic
A person who believes the worst of people's behavior and motives; someone who believes people are motivated only by selfishness
Covert
Secret; hidden
Concurrent
Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous
Default
To fail to do something required
Degenerate
To worsen; deteriorate
Constitute
To make up; be the parts of
Gloat
To feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully
Demise
Death
Gaunt
Thin and bony
Rigor
Great harship or difficulty; harshness; severity
Digress
To turn aside, or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing
Confiscate
To seize with authority; legally take possession of
Suffice
To be good enough
Blatant
Very obvious, often offensively so
Curtail
To cut short or reduce
Intricate
Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex
Immaculate
Perfectly clean
Vulnerable
Open to damage or attack; susceptible
Revulsion
Great disgust or distaste
Speculate
To come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize
Hypothetical
Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical
Sanctuary
A place of safety, protection, or relief
Qualm
An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is
Decipher
To interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)

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