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15 Cards in this Set
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accumulate
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to increase, to pile up, collect, gather
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aggravate
aggravation |
1.make worse
anger/annoy 2. annoyance, exasperation source of annoyance/exasperation |
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conserve
conservation |
1. save by using carefully
2. saving/protection something through careful use |
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contaminate
contamination |
1. harm by contact something undesirable
2. act/result contaminating |
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diminish
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make/become smaller/less
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drastic
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sever/extreme
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extravagant
extravagance |
1. spending, costing, using more than required
2. quality being wasteful/spending more than necessary |
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frugal
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careful spending
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inpurity
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harmful/dirty
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peril
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danger/something dangerous
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perpetual
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lasts forever or for long time
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resource
resourceful |
1. supply that can be used when needed
skill dealing difficult situations 2. able to deal difficult problems |
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substitute
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replace thing/person for another.
something/someone replaces another acting place someone/something else |
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sustain
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keep/support
suffer/undergo |
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vital
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necessary continued life
full lively spirit of greatest importance |
