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WW 6 L 9
Wordly Wise 6 Lesson 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. To increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect, or gather. | accumulate |
| v. 1. To make worse. 2. To anger or annoy. | aggravate |
| v. To save by using carefully. | conserve |
| v. To harm by contact with something undesirable. | contaminate |
| v. To make or become smaller or less; to reduce. | diminish |
| adj. Severe; extreme. | drastic |
| adj. Spending, costing, or using more than is required. | extravagant |
| adj. Careful in spending or using something. | frugal |
| n. Something that is harmful or dirty. | impurity |
| n. Danger; something that is dangerous. | peril |
| v. To place in danger. | imperil |
| adj. Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous. | perpetual |
| n. 1. A supply that can be used when there is a need. 2. Skill in dealing with difficult situations. | resource |
| adj. Able to deal with difficult problems. | resourceful |
| v. To replace one thing or person for another. n. Something or someone that replaces another. adj. Acting in place of someone or something else. | substitute |
| v. 1. To keep up; to support. 2. To suffer; to undergo. | sustain |
| adj. 1. Necessary for continued life or prosperity. 2. Full of lively spirit. 3. Of the greatest importance. | vital |