Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
7 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
ameliorate
|
v. become better; make better; improve; enhance
ant. worsen n. amelioration - improvement ant. degradation |
amelioration - improvement
ant. degradation |
|
|
conserve
|
v. keep from waste, loss, or decay; save
ant. waste n. conservation - preservation from loss, injury, or waste n. conservationist - one who advocates the conservation of natural resources |
|
|
|
detriment
|
n. injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage
ant. advantage adj. detrimental - harmful; damaging |
|
|
|
exotic
|
adj. 1. introduced from another country; foreign
ant. native; indigenous 2. strikingly unusual; strange |
|
|
|
folly
|
n. lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
ant. wisdom |
|
|
|
formerly
|
adv. in an earlier period; previously
ant. now adj. former - preceding; previous ant. latter |
|
|
|
harmony
|
n. peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility; concord
ant. conflict; disharmony adj. harmonious - friendly; amicable |
|
