The Quest Eng9 Sect2
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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)