Term | Definition |
accumulate | V. To increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect, or gather. |
aggravate | V. 1. To make worse.
2. To anger or annoy.
aggravation
N. 1. Annoyance; exasperation.
2. A source of annoyance or exasperation. |
conserve | V. To save by using carefully.
conservation
N. The saving or protection of something through careful use. |
contaminate | V. To harm by contact with something undesirable.
contamination
N. The act of or result of contaminating. |
diminish | V. To make or become smaller or less; to reduce. |
drastic | adj. Severe; extreme. |
extravagant | adj. 1. Spending, costing, or using more than is required.
extravagance
N. 1. The quality of being wasteful or spending more than is necessary.
2. A thing that costs more than one can afford. |
frugal | adj. Careful in spending or using something. |
impurity | N. Something that is harmful or dirty. |
peril | N. Danger; something that is dangerous.
imperil
V. To place in danger.
perilous
adj. Dangerous. |
perpetual | adj. Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous. |
resource | n. 1. A supply that can be used when there is a need.+
2. Skill in dealing with difficult situations.
resourceful
adj. Able to deal with difficult problems. |
substitute | 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. |
sustain | v. 1. To keep up; to support.
2. To suffer; to undergo. |
vital | adj. 1. Necessary for continued life or prosperity.
2. Full of lively spirit.
3. Of the greatest importance. |