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Vocabulary for the College Bound Student
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English
11th Grade
04/24/2012
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Term
ameliorate
(v)
 Definition
become better; make better; improve; enhance
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conserve
(v)
 Definition
keep from waste, loss, or decay
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conservation
(n)
 Definition
preservation from loss, injury, or waste
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conservationist
(n)
 Definition
one who advocates the conservation of natural resources
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detriment
(n)
 Definition
injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage
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detrimental
(adj)
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harmful; damaging
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exotic
(adj)
 Definition
1. introduced from another country; foreign
2. strikingly unusual; strange
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folly
(n)
 Definition
lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
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