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Eng. 10 Vocabulary
Chapter 13 Vocab
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10th Grade
02/10/2014

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curtail
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to shorten, to cut short or reduce
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devastate
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to upset greatly, to upset deeply or overwhelm
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digress
Definition
go off subject, to turn aside or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writing
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incentive
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encouragement, something that moves one to take action or work harder, a motivation
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incorporate
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join together, to unite into a single whole, combine
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indispensable
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needed, necessary
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intermittent
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irregular, starting and stopping from time to time, off-and-on
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rigor
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a hardship, great hardship or difficulty, harshness, severity
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squander
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to misuse, to waste, spend or use foolishly
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succumb
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to yield, to give in, stop resisting
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