3rd quarter vocabulary

Question 1

curtail

Answer 1

to cut short or reduce

Question 2

devastate

Answer 2

to upset greatly

Question 3

digress

Answer 3

to go off the subject from the main subject

Question 4

incentive

Answer 4

something that moves one to take action or work harder

Question 5

incorporate

Answer 5

to join together

Question 6

indispensable

Answer 6

needed or necessary

Question 7

intermittent

Answer 7

to stop and start from time to time; off and on

Question 8

rigor

Answer 8

a challenge

Question 9

squander

Answer 9

to waste or spend foolishly

Question 10

succumb

Answer 10

to give in; stop resisting

Question 11

alleviate

Answer 11

to relieve; to ease

Question 12

benefactor

Answer 12

a person or organization that gives help (money)

Question 13

convert

Answer 13

secret or hidden

Question 14

cynic

Answer 14

someone who believes the worst

Question 15

demise

Answer 15

dying; death

Question 16

infamous

Answer 16

having a very bad reputation; like a criminal

Question 17

intrinsic

Answer 17

fundamental; built in

Question 18

revulsion

Answer 18

hatred; great disgust or distaste

Question 19

speculate

Answer 19

to guess

Question 20

virile

Answer 20

manly, attractive male qualities

Question 21

abstain

Answer 21

to hold oneself back from something; refrain

Question 22

affiliate

Answer 22

to join

Question 23

agnostic

Answer 23

one who feels we can’t know if God exists

Question 24

benevolent

Answer 24

showing kindness; charitable (giving)

Question 25

dissent

Answer 25

disagreement

Question 26

diversion

Answer 26

a way to relax; amusement

Question 27

lucrative

Answer 27

well paying

Question 28

mandatory

Answer 28

required

Question 29

charisma

Answer 29

a quality of a leader which captures people; very popular

Question 30

contemporary

Answer 30

today's; up to date

Question 31

contend

Answer 31

to state to be so ; to declare; to claim

Question 32

extrovert

Answer 32

a sociable person

Question 33

prevalent

Answer 33

found widespread, common

Question 34

proponent

Answer 34

someone who supports a cause

Question 35

quest

Answer 35

hunt; a search

Question 36

traumatic

Answer 36

extremely upsetting; causing painful emotions

Question 37

poignant

Answer 37

emotionally moving; touching (a movie that makes you cry)

Question 38

conversely

Answer 38

in contrast; opposite manner; different way

Question 39

deficit

Answer 39

a lack of; shortage

Question 40

aspire

Answer 40

to wish

Question 41

cogenial

Answer 41

friendly

Question 42

flippant

Answer 42

rude

Question 43

impasse

Answer 43

a deadlock

Question 44

perception

Answer 44

view

Question 45

prompt

Answer 45

encourage

Question 46

prone

Answer 46

having a tendency

Question 47

rapport

Answer 47

a personal connection

Question 48

rationale

Answer 48

an explanation

Question 49

relentless

Answer 49

nonstop; never giving up

Question 50

reprisal

Answer 50

revenge