Friday, November 8, 2013

1) . Curtail : To reduce or limit . (kər-ˈtāl)
-Verb
- Origin : French
Upon hearing reports of a tornado , the principal curtailed the school day so students could go home early .
2) . Devestate : To upset greatly . (ˈde-və-ˌstāt)
-Verb
- Origin : Latin
Learning that their son had been arrested for armed robbery devastated the hutton . They couldnt belive he'd do such a terrible thing .
3) . Digress : To get off the topic . (dī-ˈgres, də-)
-Verb
- Origin : Latin
Professor Rubin never digresses duringa lecture . Even his jokes relate to the days topic .
4) . Incentive : Something that encourages . (in-ˈsen-tiv)
-Noun
- Origin : Middle english , late latin .
The thought of myself in a bathing suit next summer provides me with an adequate incentive to exercise
5) . Incorporate : To join togethor (inˈkôrpəˌrāt)
-Verb
- Origin : Middle english late lating
Since the number of young children has gone down in my neighborhood , the two elementary school have been incorporated into one .
6) . Indispensable : Needed . (ˌin-di-ˈspen(t)-sə-bəl)
-Adjecive
-Origin : No known origin
When your broke , you find that many things you thought were indispensable aren't actually neccessary after all
7) . Intermittent : Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady (ˌintərˈmitnt)
-Adjective
-Origin : Latin
8) . Rigor : The difficult and unpleasant conditions or experiences that are associated with something (ˈri-gər)
-Noun
- Origin : Middle English
9) . Squander : To use in a foolish way
-Verb
-Origin
10) . Succumb
-Verb
- Origin

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