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Vocabulary Lesson 21
Decay and Destruction
Term | Definition |
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Annihilate | To destroy completely |
Contaminate | To make impure or unclean |
Corrode | To dissolve/gradually destroy metal; to deteriorate |
Curtail | To cut short |
Deplete | To use up/empty out |
Deteriorate | To become worse or weaken |
Extinct | To no longer exist |
Negate | To reverse |
Rancid | Smelling or tasting as if spoiled |
Squander | To waste or spend foolishly |
Squander | To fail to take advantage of |