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Munich Vocab: 7-L21
Decay and Destruction
Term | Definition |
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annihilate | To destroy completely |
contaminate | To make impure or unclean |
corrode | (a) To dissolve or gradually destroy a metal (b) 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 | (a) To waste; to spend foolishly or uselessly (b) To fail to take advantage of; to lose a good chance to do something |