Wordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 9

Front 1

accumulate

Back 1

(v.) To increase in number of amount; to pile up, collect, or gather.

Front 2

aggravate

Back 2

(v.) 1) To make worse. (aggravated)
2) To anger or annoy. (aggravates)

aggravation (n.) 1) Annoyance; exasperation.
2) A source of annoyance or exasperation.

Front 3

conserve

Back 3

(v.) To save by using carefully.

conservation (n.) The saving or protection of something through careful use.

Front 4

contaminate

Back 4

(v.) To harm by contact with something undesirable.

contamination (n.) The act of or result of contaminating.

Front 5

diminish

Back 5

(v.) To make or become smaller or less; to reduce.

Front 6

drastic

Back 6

(adj.) Severe; extreme.

Front 7

extravagant

Back 7

(adj.) Spending, costing, or using more than is required.

extravagance (n.)
1) The quality of being wasteful or spending more than is necessary.
2) A thing that costs more than one can afford.

Front 8

frugal

Back 8

(adj.) Careful in spending or using something.

Front 9

impurity

Back 9

(n.) Something that is harmful or dirty.

Front 10

peril

Back 10

(n.) Danger; something that is dangerous

imperil (v.) To place in danger

perilous (adj.) Dangerous

Front 11

perpetual

Back 11

(adj.) Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous.

Front 12

resource

Back 12

(n.) 1) A supply that can be used when there is a need.
2) Skill in dealing with difficult situations

resourceful (adj.) Able to deal with difficult problems.

Front 13

substitute

Back 13

(v.) To replace one thing or person for another.

(n.) Something or someone that replaces another.

(adj.) Acting in place of someone or something else.

Front 14

sustain

Back 14

(v.) 1) To keep up; to support.
2) To suffer; to undergo.

Front 15

vital

Back 15

(adj.) 1) Necessary for continued life or prosperity.
2) Full of lively spirit.
3) Of the greatest importance.