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Wordly Wise Lesson 9
vocabulary terms and definitions
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Language - English
6th Grade
01/23/2006

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Term
accumulate
VERB
Definition
to increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect, or gather
Term
aggravate
VERB
Definition
to make worse
to anger or annoy
Term
aggravation
NOUN
Definition
annoyance; exasperation
a source of annoyance or exasperation
Term
conserve
VERB
Definition
to save by using carefully
Term
conservation
NOUN
Definition
the saving or protection of something through careful use
Term
contaminate

VERB
Definition
to harm by contact withsomething undesirable
Term
contamination

NOUN
Definition
the act of a result of contaminating
Term
diminish

VERB
Definition
to make or become smaller or less; to reduce
Term
drastic

ADJECTIVE
Definition
severe; extreme
Term
extravagant

ADJECTIVE
Definition
spending, costing or using more than is required.
Term
extravagance

NOUN
Definition
the quality of being wastful or spending more than is necessary
Term
frugal

ADJECTIVE
Definition
careful in spending or using something
Term
impurity

NOUN
Definition
something that is harmful or dirty
Term
peril

NOUN
Definition
danger;Something that is dangerous
Term
imperil

VERB
Definition
to place in danger
Term
perilous

ADJECTIVE
Definition
dangerous
Term
perpetual

ADJECTIVE
Definition
lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous
Term
resource

NOUN
Definition
a supply that can be used when there is a need

skill in dealing with difficult situations
Term
resourceful

ADJECTIVE
Definition
able to deal with difficult problems
Term
substitute

VERB
Definition
to replace one thing or person for another
Term
sustain

VERB
Definition
to keep up; to support

to suffer;to undergo
Term
vital

ADJECTIVE
Definition
necessary for continued life or prosperity

full of lively spirit

of the greatest importance
Term
substitute

NOUN
Definition
something or someone that replaces another
Term
substitute

ADJECTIVE
Definition
acting in place of someone or something else
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