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Grade 6 List 9
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| accumulate | v. To increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect, or gather |
| aggravate | v.1. To make worse; 2. To anger or annoy |
| aggravation | n.1. Annoyance; exasperation; 2. A source of annoyance or exasperation |
| conserve | v. To save by using carefully |
| conservation | n. The saving or protection of something through careful use |
| contaminate | v. To harm by contact with something undesirable |
| contamination | n. The act of or result of contaminatin |
| diminish | v. To make or become smaller or less; to reduce |
| drastic | adj. Severe; extreme |
| extravagant | adj. Spending, costing, or using more than is required |
| extravagance | n.1. The quality of being wasteful or spending more than is necessary; 2. A thing that costs more than one can afford |
| frugal | adj. Careful in spending or using something |
| impurity | n. Something that is harmful or dirty |
| peril | n. Danger; something that is dangerous |
| imperil | v. To place in danger |
| perilous | adj. Dangerous |
| perpetual | adj. Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous |
| resource | n.1. A supply that can be used when there is a need; 2. Skill in dealing with difficult situations |
| resourceful | adj. Able to deal with difficult problems |
| subsitute | v. To replace one thing or person for another; n. Something or someone that replaces another; adj. Acting in place of someone or something else |
| sustain | v. 1. To keep up; to support; 2. To suffer; to undergo |
| vital | adj.1. Necessaryfor continued life or prosperity; 2. Full of lively spirit; 3. Of the greatest importance |