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Vocabulary Wordly Wise Book 3, Lesson 9

vocabulary words and definitions


AB
accumulateto increase in mumber or amount
accumulateto pile up or collect
accumulationa pile or collection of something
aggravateto make worse
aggravateto anger or annoy
aggravationannoyance; exasperation
conserveto save by using carefully
conservationthe saving or protection of something
contaminateto harm by contact with something undesirable
contaminationthe act of or result of harming something
diminishto make or become smaller
diminishto reduce
drasticsevere; extreme
extravagantspending, costing, or using more than is required
extravagancethe quality of being wasteful
extravagancea thing that costs more than one has
frugalcareful in spending or using something
impuritysomething that is harmful or dirty
perildanger; something that is dangerous
imperilto place in danger
perilousdangerous
perpetuallasting or seeming to last forever
perpetualcontinuous
resourcea supply that can be used when there is a need
resourcefulable to deal with difficult problems
substituteto replace one thing or person with another
substitutea person or thing that replaces
substituteacting in the place of someone or something else
sustainto keep up; to support
sustainto suffer; to undergo
vitalnecessary for continued life or prosperity
vitalfull of lively spirit
vitalof the greatest importance