Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Curtail

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To cut short or reduce

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Squander

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To waste; spend or use foolishly

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Incentive

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

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Digress

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

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Rigor

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Great hardship or difficulty; harshness; severity

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Devastate

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To upset deploy; overwhelm

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Succumb

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To give in; stop resisting

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Indispensable

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Necessary

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Incorporate

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To unite into a single whole; combine

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Intermittent

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Starting and stopping from time to time; off and on

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