Vocab 2:1 Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
| word | definition (antonym) |
| ameliorate/amelioration | become better, make better, improve, enhance (worsen)/improvement (degradation) |
| conserve/conservation/conservationist | keep from waste, loss or decay, save (waste)/preservation from loss, injury or waste/one who advocates the conservation of natural resources |
| detriment/detrimental | injury, damage, or something that causes it, diadvantage (advantage)/harmful, damaging |
| exotic | 1) introduced from another country, foreign (native, indigenous)2) strikingly unusual, strange |
| folly | lack of good sense, foolish action or undertaking (wisdom) |
| formerly/former | in an earlier period, previously (now)/preceding, previous (latter) |
| harmony/harmonious | peaceable or friendly relations, accord, agreement, tranquillity, concord (conflict, disharmony)/friendly, amicable |
| ignore/ignoramous | refuse to take notice of, disregard (heed)/ignorant, stupid person, dunce, dolt, dullard, nincompoop |
| impediment/impede | something that hinders or obstructs, hindrance, obstacle (aid)/interfere with or slow the progress of, hinder, obstruct |
| indolent/indolence | disposed to avoid exertion, lazy, idle, lethargic (industrious)/idleness, laziness |
| intact | untouched by anything that damages or diminishes, left complete or entire, uninjured (imperfect) |
| invalid/invalidate/invalid | not binding in law, having no force or effect, void, nugatory (valid)/abolish, annul/sickly or disabled person |
| noncarcinogenic | not producing or tending to produce, cancer (carcinogenic) |
| parsimonious/parsimony | unduly sparing in the spending of money, stingy, miserly, tightfisted (generous)/stinginess, parsimoniousness (generosity, liberality) |
| raze | destroy utterly by tearing down, demolish, level (erect) |
| reticient/reticence | inclined to be silent or secretive, uncommunicative, reserved (frank)/restraint in communicating (frankness) |
| retire | 1)withdraw from active duty or business2) go to bed (rise) |
| retort/retort | answer, reply sharply or angrily (ask)/quick, witty, sharp reply, answer |
| subvert/subversion | overturn or overthrow from the foundation, undermine (uphold)/sabotage, undermining |
| tractable/tractabillity | easily led, taught or controlled, yielding, docile, amenable (unruly, intractable)/obedience |
Created by:
Kellameister623
Popular English Vocabulary sets