6th Grade - Wordly Wise - Lesson 9
vital
adj. 1. necessary for continued life or prosperity 2. full of lively spirit 3. of the greatest importance
frugal
adj. careful in spending or using something
perpetual
adj. lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous
drastic
adj. severe; extreme
extravagant
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
resource
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
peril
n. danger; something that is dangerous imperial v. to place in danger perilous adj. dangerous
impurity
n. something that is harmful or dirty
sustain
v. 1. to keep up; to support 2. to suffer; to undergo
aggravate
v. 1. to make worse 2. to anger or annoy aggravation n. 1. annoyance; exasperation 2. a source of annoyance or exasperation
contaminate
v. to harm by contact with something undesirable contamination n. the act of or result of contaminating
accumulate
v. to increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect, or gather
diminish
v. to make or become smaller or less; to reduce
substitute
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
conserve
v. to save by using carefully conversation n. the saving or protection of something through careful use