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| ameliorate | become better; make better; improve |
| typical use of ameliorate | we expected busness cnditions to ______________, but they grew worse. |
| amelioration | improvement |
| conserve | keep from waste loss or decay' save |
| typical use ofconserve | one way to ___________________ water is to repair leaking faucets |
| conservation | preservation from loss, injury, or waste |
| conservatiois | one who advocates the conservatin of natura resources |
| detriment | unjury, dmage or something that causes it; isadvantage |
| typical use of detrimnt | skipping meals can be a ______________ to your health |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging |
| eotic | introduced from another country; foreign; strikingly unusual' strange |
| typical use of exotic | the chrysanthemum is an _________plant; it was introduced from the Orient; this wall paper has a/an____________ charm |
| folly | lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking |
| typical use of folly | It is _________ to go a long drive with a nearly empty gas tank. |
| formerly | in a earlier period; prviously |
| t.u. of formerly | Our physics instructor was __________ an engineer |
| former | preceding; previous |
| harmony | peaceable or friendly elations; accord; agreement; tranquilty |
| t.u. of harmony | a boundary dispute is making it impossible for the neighbors to live in _____________. |
| harmoious | friendly; amicable |
| ignore | refuse to take otice of; disregard |
| tu of ignore | you may get intoa serious accident if you ____________ a full stop sign |
| ignoramus | ignorant, stupid persn; dunce |
| impediment | somthing that hinders or obstruts; hindrance; obstacle |
| tu of impediment | a person's lackof education is often an imediment to advancemetn. |
| impede | interfere with or slow the progresss of ; hinder; obstruct |
| indolent | disposed to aviod exertion; lazy; idle; lethergic |
| tu of indolent | i was wso comfortable in the reclining chair that i became ))))))))))) and did not feel like studying |
| indolence | idleness, laziness |
| intact | untouched by anything hat damages or diminishes; left coplete or entire; uninjured |
| tu of intact | the tornado fdemolished the barn but left the farmhouse __________. |
| invalid | notvalid; haveing no force or effect; void |
| tu if invalid | the courts ave urled that a forcedconfession is )))))))) and cannot be intorduced as evidence. |
| invalidate | abolish; annul |
| invalid as a noun | sickly or disabled person |
| noncarcinogenic | not producing r tending to produce, cancer |
| tu ofnoncarcinogenic | cancer-causing ingredients must be replaced by others that are _________________ |
| parsimonious | undulysparing in the spending of money; stngy |
| tu of parsimonious | some accuse the government of being too generous in funding road improvement and too _____________ in financing education. |
| parsimony | stinginess; parsimoniousness |
| raze | destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level to the ground |
| tu of raze | the building was so badly damaged in the fire that it had to be __________. |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative |
| tu of reticent | have you noticed that people who boast about their uccesses are _______ about their failures |
| reticence | restraint in communication |
| retire | withdaw from active duty or business; go to bed |
| tu of retire | Does your grandfatherplan to retire at 65 or cont. working?; Please do not phone after 10P.M. because my folks retire early |
| retort | answer; reply sharply or angrily |
| tu of retort | Giving up? she asked;absolutly not! she___________ |
| retort as a noun | quick, witty, or sharp reply; answer |
| subvert | overturn or overthrow form the foundation; undermine |
| tu of subvert | we are ________________ our fuel-conservation fforts when we heat rooms that are not occupied |
| subversion | sabotage, undermining |
| tractabl | easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile |
| tu of tractable | a child who mis behave may be more tractabl in a small group than in a large on |
