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Lesson I
20 words (pages 5-13)
Question | Answer |
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v: become better, make better; improve ANTONYM: worsen | ameliorate |
v: keep from waste, loss, or decay; save ANTONYM: waste | conserve |
injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage ANTONYM: advantage | detriment |
adj: introduced from another country; foreign ANTONYM: native | exotic |
n: lack of good sense; foolish actions or undertaking ANTONYM: wisdom | folly |
adv: in an earlier period; previously ANTONYM: now | formerly |
n: peacable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility ANTONYM: conflict | harmony |
v: refuse to take notice of; disregard ANTONYM: heed | ignore |
n:something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle ANTONYM: aid | impediment |
adj: disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle ANTONYM: industrious | indolent |
adj: untouched by anthing that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured ANTONYM: imperfect | intact |
adj: not valid (binding in law); having nor force or effect; void ANTONYM: valid | invalid |
adj: not producing, or tending to produce, cancer ANTONYM: carcinogenic | noncarcinogenic |
adj: unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy ANTONYM: generous | parsimonious |
v: destroy utterly by tearming down; demolish; level to the ground ANTONYM: erect | raze |
adj: inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative ANTOMYM: frank | reticent |
v: (1)withdraw from active duty or business(2)go to be ANTONYM: rise (2) | retire |
v: answer; reply sharply or angrily ANTONYM: ask | retort |
v: overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine ANTONYM: uphold | subvert |
adj: easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile ANTONYM: unruly | tractable |