Vocabulary for the College Bound Student Chapter 2 group 1 – Flashcards
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Ameliorate Amelioration
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verb. become better; make better; improve; enhance (ant. worsen) noun. improvement (ant. degradation)
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Conserve Conservation Conservationist
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verb. keep from waste, loss, or decay; save (ant. waste) noun. preservation from loss, injury, or waste noun. one who advocates the conservation of natural resources
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Detriment Detrimental
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noun. injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage (ant. advantage) adj. harmful; damaging
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Exotic
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adj. 1. introduced from another country; foreign (ant. native; indigenous) adj. 2. strikingly unusual; strange
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Folly
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noun. lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking (ant. wisdom)
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Formerly Former
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adv. in an earlier period; previously (ant. now) adj. preceding; previous (ant. latter)
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Harmony Harmonious
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noun. peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquillity; concord (ant. conflict; disharmony) adj. friendly; amicable
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Ignore Ignoramus
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verb. refuse to take notice of; disregard (ant. heed) noun. ignorant, stupid person; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop
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Impediment Impede
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noun. something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle (ant. aid) verb. interfere with or slow the progress of; hinder; obstuct
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Indolent Indolence
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adj. disposed to avoik exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic (ant. industrious) noun. idleness, laziness
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Intact
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adj. untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured (ant. imperfect)
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Invalid Invalidate Invalid
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adj. not binding in law; having no force or effected; void; nugatory (ant. valid) verb. abolish; annul noun. sickly or disabled person
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Noncarcinogenic
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adj. not producing, or tending to produce, cancer (ant. carcinogenic)
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Parsimonious Parsimony
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adl. unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy; miserly; tightfisted (ant. generous) noun. stinginess; parsimoniousness (ant. generosity; liberality)
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Raze
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verb. destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level (ant. erect)
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Reticent Reticence
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adj. inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative; reserved (ant. frank) noun. restraint in communicating (ant. frankness)
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Retire
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verb. 1. withdraw from active duty or business verb. 2. go to bed (ant. rise)
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Retort Retort
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verb. answer; reply sharply or angrily (ant. ask) noun. quick, witty, or sharp reply; answer
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Subvert Subversion
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verb. overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine (ant. uphold) noun. sabotage; undermining
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Tractable Tractability
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adj. easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile; amenable (ant. unruly; intractable) noun. obedience
