Lesson 9 Flashcards
0
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- To make worse
- To anger or annoy
- A source of annoyance or exasperation
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AGGRAVATE
1
Q
To increase in number or amount; pile up, collect or gather.
A
ACCUMULATE
2
Q
To save by using carefully
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CONSERVE
3
Q
To harm by contact with something undesirable
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CONTAMINATE
4
Q
To make or become smaller or less; to reduce
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DIMINISH
5
Q
Severe; extreme
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DRASTIC
6
Q
Spending, costing, or using more than is required.
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EXTRAVAGANT
7
Q
Careful in spending or using something.
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FRUGAL
8
Q
Something that is harmful or dirty.
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IMPURITY
9
Q
Danger; something that is dangerous
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PERIL
10
Q
Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous.
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PERPETUAL
11
Q
A supply that can be used when there is a need.
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RESOURCE
12
Q
To replace one thing or person for another.
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SUBSTITUTE
13
Q
To keep up; to support
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SUSTAIN
14
Q
- Necessary for continued life or prosperity.
- Full of lively spirit.
- Of the greatest importance.
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VITAL
