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ameliorate
to become better, make better, improve, enhance
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conserve
keep from waste, loss or decay, save
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conservation
preservation from loss, injury, or waste
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conservationist
one who advocates the conservation of natural resources
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detriment
injury, damage, or something that causes it, disadvantage
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detrimental
harmful, damaging
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exotic
- 1, introduced from another country, foreign
- 2. strikingly unusual, strange
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folly
lack of good sense, foolish action or undertaking
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formerly
in an earlier period, previously
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former
preceding, previous
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harmony
peaceable or friendly relations, accord, agreement, tranquillity, concord
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harmonious
friendly, amicable
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ignore
refuse to take notice of, disregard
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ignoramus
ignorant, stupid person, dunce, dolt, dullard, nincompoop
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impediment
something that hinders or obstructs, hinderance, obstacle
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impede
interfere with or slow the progress of, hinder, obstruct
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indolent
disposed to avoid exertion, lazy, idle, lethargic
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indolence
idleness, laziness
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intact
untouched by anything that damages or diminishes, left complete or entire, uninjured
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invalid (adj)
not binding in law, having no force or effect,, void, nugatory
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invalidate
abolish, annul
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invalid (n)
sickly or disabled person
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noncarcinogenic
not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
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parsimonious
unduly sparing in the spending of money, stingy, misery, tightfisted
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raze
destroy utterly by tearing down
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reticent
incline to be silent or more secretive, uncommunicative, reserved
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reticence
restraint in communicating
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retire
- 1. withdraw from active duty or business
- 2. go to bed
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retort (v)
answer, reply sharply or angrily
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retort (n)
quick, witty, or sharp reply, answer
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subvert
overturn or overthrow from the foundation, undermine
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subversion
sabotage, undermining
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tractable
easily led, taught, or controlled, yielding, docile, amenable
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baffle
bewilder, perplex, fill with confusion, puzzle, frusterate
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baffling
frustrating, bewildering
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cinema
movies, motion-picture industry
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cinematography
art of making motion pictures
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despise
look down on with contempt or disgust, loathe, regard as inferior
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despicable
worthy of contempt, contemptible
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ebullient
overthrowing with enthusiasm, exuberant, effervescent, high-spirited, vivacious
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exaggerate
overstate, go beyond the limits of the actual truth, magnify
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exaggeration
overstatement
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exhort
arouse by words, advise strongly, urge
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exhoration
urgent recommendation or advice
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epertise
specialized skill or technical knowledge, know-how, expertness
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fincky
excessively concerned with trifles or details, hard to please, fussy, particular, fastidious, persnickety
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gall (v)
make sore, irritate mentally, annoy, vex
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gall (n)
brazen boldness, nerve
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inane
lacking significance or sense, pointless, silly, insipid, jejune, vapid
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inanity
foolishness, shallowness
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indemnify
compensate for loss, damage, or injury, reimburse, repay
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Occident
west, countries of America and Europe
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peruse
read, look at fairly attentively, study
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scuffle (v)
struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner, wrestle, grapple
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spurn
thrust aside with disdain or contempt, reject
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stipend
fixed pay for services, salary, regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
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surveillance
close watch over a person, group or area, supervision
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tepid
moderately warm, lukewarm
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tepidly
unenthusiastic, lukewarmly
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wager (v)
risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event, gamble, bet
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wane
decrease in power or size, dwindle, decline, sink
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abhorent
in conflict utterly opposed, loathsome, repugnant, odious, abominable
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abhore
utterly detest, loathe, hate
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admonish
reprove gently but seriously, warn of a fault, caution
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admonition
gentle warning, friendly reproof
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ambrosial
extremely pleasing to taste or smell, delicious, like ambrosia (the food of the gods) heavenly
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confine
shut up, imprison, keep in narrow, cramped quarters
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decade
period of ten years
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detonate
explode with suddenness and violence, cause (something) to explode
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ephemeral
lasting one day only, fleeting, transitory, short-lived, transient
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gullible
easily deceived or cheated, credulous
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haggle
dispute or argue over a price in a petty way, bargain, wrangle
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immerse
- 1. plunge or place into a liquid, dip, duck
- 2. engross, absorb
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immersion
state of being deeply engrossed, absorption
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insomnia
inability to sleep, abnormal wakefulness, sleeplessness
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insomniac
person suffering from lack of sleep
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lapse (n.)
- 1. slip error, accidental mistake, trivial fault
- 2. interval ex: time
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lapse (v.)
cease being in force, become invalid
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probe
critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity, investigation
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render
hand down officially, deliver (as a verdict), give
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rendering
presentation, interpretation
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repast
food for one occasion of eating, meal
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replenish
bring back to condition of being full, refill
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score
group or set of twenty, twenty
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snub (n.)
act or instance of snubbing (treating with contempt), slight
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snub (v.)
to treat with disdain or contempt, to slight
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suture
strand of fiber used to sew parts of the living body, also stitch made with such material
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unwittingly
(ADVERB!!!!!) unintentionally, by accident, inadvertently, unknowingly
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acquit
- 1, to relieve from an accusation, pronounce not guilty, to discharge, exculpate, exonerate
- 2. to perform one's part, conduct oneself
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acquittal
an exculpation, a discharge
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complex
having varied interrelated parts, and therefore hard to understand, complicated, intricate
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complexity
difficulty, intricacy
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consign
give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over, hand over, commit
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consignee
person whom something is shipped
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effrontery
shameless boldness, insolence, gall, temerity, nerve, chutzpah
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excruciating
causing great pain or anguish, agonizing unbearably painful
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forbearance
act of refraining, abstaining, leniency, patience
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hamper
interfere with, hinder, impede
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nettlesome
literally full of nettles, irritating, causing annoyance or vexation
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oblivious
forgetful, unmindful, not aware, unwitting
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oblivion
condition of being forgotten or unknown, forgetfulness
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prodigious
extraordinary in amount or size, enormous, gigantic, huge, colossal
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prodigy
a person with extraordinary talent or ability, wonder
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rejuvenate
make young or youthful again, give new vigor to, reinvigorate, refresh
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residue
what ever is left after a part is taken, disposed of, or gone, remainder, the rest of
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residual
remaining after a part is taken or used
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salutary
favorable to heallth, healthful, curative, beneficial
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scrutinize
examine very closely, inspect, vet
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scrutiny
examination, investigation, review
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supersede
force out of use, displace, supplant, replace
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sweltering
oppressively hot, torrid, sultry
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swelter
suffer from oppressive heat
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unruffled
not upset or agitated, calm, cool, unflustered, imperturbable, collected
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unwieldy
hard to handle because of size or weight, unmanageable, bulky, cumbersome
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withdraw
- 1, take back, remove
- 2. to draw back, go away, to retreat, leave
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withdrawal
- 1. taking back and removal
- 2. drawing back, a retreat, a departure
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zany (adj)
having the characteristics of a clown, mildly insane, crazy, clownish, loony
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zany (n.)
a clown or buffoon
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