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1
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Curtail

A

impose restrictions on

2
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devastate

A

destroy or ruin

3
Q

digress

A

to go off track from the main subject

4
Q

incentive

A

motivation

5
Q

incorporate

A

include

6
Q

indispensable

A

absolutely necessary

7
Q

intermittent

A

not continuous or steady

8
Q

rigor

A

hardship

9
Q

squander

A

waste

10
Q

succumb

A

give in

11
Q

alleviate

A

to ease

12
Q

benefactor

A

a financial support

13
Q

covert

A

concealed

14
Q

demise

A

death

15
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infamous

A

known unfavorably

16
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intrinsic

A

belonging to a person or thing by it’s nature

17
Q

revulsion

A

hatred

18
Q

speculate

A

to guess

19
Q

virile

A

having attractive male qualities

20
Q

cynic

A

someone who believes the worst

21
Q

abstain

A

to deny oneself

22
Q

affiliate

A

to join

23
Q

agnostic

A

one who feels we can’t know if god exsists

24
Q

aspire

A

to wish

25
Q

benevolent

A

charitable

26
Q

deficit

A

a lack

27
Q

dissent

A

opposition

28
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diversion

A

a way to relax

29
Q

lucrautive

A

financially rewarding

30
Q

mandatory

A

essential

31
Q

charisma

A

personal appeal

32
Q

contemporary

A

today’s

33
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contend

A

to declare

34
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conversely

A

in contrast

35
Q

extrovert

A

a sociable person

36
Q

poignant

A

affecting the emotions

37
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prevalent

A

found frequently

38
Q

proponent

A

a supporter

39
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quest

A

a hunt

40
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tramatic

A

extremely upsetting

41
Q

congenial

A

friendly

42
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flippant

A

disrespectful

43
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impasse

A

a deadlock

44
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preception

A

a view

45
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prompt

A

to encourage

46
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prone

A

tending

47
Q

rapport

A

personal connection

48
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rationale

A

an explanation

49
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relentless

A

nonstop

50
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reprisal

A

revenge