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Grade 6 Wordly Wise Lesson 9

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accumulate (v)to increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect , or gather
aggravate (v)to make worse, to anger or annoy
conserve (v)to save by using carefully
aggravate (n)annoyance;exasperation
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)spending,costing,or using more than is required
extravagance (n)the quality of being wasteful or spending more than is necessary
frugal (adj)careful in spending or using something
impurity (n)something that is harmful or dirty
peril (n)danger: somethin 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)a supply that can be used when there is a need
resorceful (adj)able to deal with difficult problems
substitute (v)to replace one thing or person for another
substitute (adj)acting in place of someone or something else
sustain (v)to keep up: to support
vital (adj)necessary for continued life or prosperity