Vocab Chapter 9 Flashcards

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1
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To upset greatly

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Devastate

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2
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To go off the subject

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Digress

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3
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Encouragement

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Incentive

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4
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Incorporate

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To join together

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5
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Needed

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Indispensable

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6
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Irregular

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Intermittent

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7
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A hardship

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Rigor

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8
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To misuse

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Squander

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9
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To yield

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Succumb

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10
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To waste; spend or use foolishly

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Squander

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11
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To cut short or reduce

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Curtail

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12
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Something that moves one to take action or work harder; a motivation

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Incentive

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13
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To turn aside, or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing

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Digress

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14
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Great hardship or difficulty; harshness; severity

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Rigor

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15
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To upset deeply; overwhelm

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Devastate

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16
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To give in: stop resisting

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Succumb

17
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Necessary

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Indispensable

18
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To unite into a single whole; combine

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Incorporate

19
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Starting and stopping from time to time; off and on

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Intermittent

20
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To shorten

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Curtail