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Vocab List 1

For the Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student book

TermDefinition
Ameliorate Become better; make better; improve; enhance
Conserve Keep from waste, loss, or decay; save
Amelioration Improvement
Conservation Preservation from loss, injury, or waste
Conservationist One who advocates for the preservation of natural resources
Detriment Injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage
Detrimental Harmful; damaging
Exotic 1. Introduced from another country; foreign 2. Strikingly unusual; strange
Folly Lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
Formerly In an earlier period; previously
Former Preceding; previous
Harmony Peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility; concord
Harmonious Friendly; amicable
Ignore refuse to take notice of; disregard
Ignoramus Ignorant; stupid person; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop
Impediment Something that hinders or obstructs; hinderance; obstacle
Impede Interfere with or slow the process of; hinder; obstruct
Indolent Disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic
Indolence Idleness; laziness
Intact Untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured
Invalid 1. Not binding by law; having no force or effect; void; nugatory 2. Sickly or disabled person
Invalidate Abolish; Annul
Noncarcinogenic Not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
Parsimonious Unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy; miserly; tightfisted
Parsimony Stinginess; parsimoniousness
Raze Destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level
Reticent Inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative; reserved
Reticence Restraint in communicating
Retire 1. Withdraw from active duty or business 2. Go to bed
Retort 1. Answer; reply sharply or angrily 2. Quick, witty, or sharp reply; answer
Subvert Overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine
Subversion Sabotage; undermining
Tractable Easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile; amenable
Tractability Obedience
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