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Wordly Wise Lesson 9
There are 15 words with their own meaning
Term | Definition |
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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 contaminating. |
diminish | V. To make or become smaller or less; to reduce. |
drastic | adj. Severe; extreme. |
extravagant | adj. 1. 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. |
substitute | 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. Necessary for continued life or prosperity. 2. Full of lively spirit. 3. Of the greatest importance. |