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Lesson 9

TermDefinition
accumulate To increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect or gather. (v)
aggravate To make worse. (v) To anger or annoy. (v)
conserve To save by using carefully. (v)
contaminate To harm by contact with something undesirable. (v)
diminish To make or become smaller or less; to reduce. (v)
drastic Severe; extreme. (adj)
extravagant Spending, costing, or using more than is required. (adj)
frugal Careful in spending or using something. (adj)
impurity Something that is harmful or dirty. (n)
peril Danger; something that is dangerous. (n)
perpetual Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous. (adj)
resource A supply that can be used when there is a need. (n) Skill in dealing with difficult situations. (n)
substitute To replace one thing or person for another. (v) Something or someone that replaces another. (n) Acting in place of someone or something else. (adj)
sustain To keep up; to support. To suffer; to undergo.
vital Necessary for continued life or prosperity. (adj) Full of lively spirit. (adj) Of the greatest importance. (adj)
Created by: dccalvin
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