Curtail

1. [ker-teyl]

2. Verb. Reduce in extent or quantity; restrict. 

3.  1425–75; late Middle English curtailen  to restrict (said of royal succession or inheritance)

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Devastate

1.  /ˈdevəˌstāt/

2.Verb. Destroy or ruin (something)

3. 1625–35;  < Latin dēvastātus  laid waste (past participle of dēvastāre )

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Digress

1. /dīˈgres/

2. Verb. To deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.

3. 1520–30;  < Latin dīgressus,  past participle of dīgredī  to go off, depart,
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5.  Candidates digress from nation’s major problem

Incentive 

1. [in-sen-tiv]

2. Noun.Something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.

3. 1400–50; late Middle English  < Late Latin incentīvus  provocative, Latin:  setting the tune, equivalent to incent ( us ) (past participle of incinere  to play (an instrument, tunes); in- in-²  + -cinere,  combining form of canere  to sing) + -īvus -ive

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Innovative Incentive Programs spur Growth of Alternative Energy

 

Incorporate

1.  [v. in-kawr-puh-reyt; adj. in-kawr-per-it, -prit]

2. Verb(used with object) To form into a legal corporation. 

3.  1350–1400; Middle English  < Late Latin incorporātus  past participle of incorporāre  to embody, incarnate. See in-² , corporate

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Indispensable

1. [in-di-spen-suh-buhl]

2.Adjective.Absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.

3.1525–35;  < Medieval Latin indispēnsābilis  not subject to dispensation. See in-³ , dispensable

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 Intermittent

1. [in-ter-mit-nt]

2. Adjective.Stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.

3. 1595–1605;  < Latin intermittent-  (stem of intermittēns ) present participle of intermittere  to intermit; see -ent

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Intermittent Polling Glitches Popping Up Across Southland

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Rigor

1.  [rig-er]

2. Noun.Strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people. 

3.  1350–1400; Middle English rigour  < Latin rigor  stiffness, equivalent to rig ( ēre ) to be stiff + -or -or¹

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Squander 

1.   [skwon-der]

2. Verb(used with object) To spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away ). 

3.  1585–95;  origin uncertain

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Detroit Pistons squander 4th-quarter lead in 105-96 season-opening loss

Succumb

1. /səˈkəm/

2. Verb. Fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).

 

3. French & Latin; French succomber, from Latin succumbere, from sub- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to Latin cubare to lie

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5. Double stars succumb to fatal attraction