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Lesson 21
Decay and Destruction
Term | Definition |
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Annihilate | To destroy completely |
Contaminate | To make impure or unclean |
Corrode | To dissolve or gradually destroy a metal |
Corrode | To cause to deteriorate gradually |
Curtail | To cut short or reduce |
Deplete | To use up or to empty out |
Deteriorate | To make or become worse; to weaken, decay, or diminish |
Extinct | No longer existing or living |
Negate | To make ineffective or invalid; to reverse |
Rancid | Smelling or tasting like spoiled oils or fats |
Squander | To waste; to spend foolishly or uselessly |
Squander | To fail to take advantage of; to lose a good chance to do something |