Group 1 (p. 9)

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

v.
become better; make better; improve; enhance

We expected business conditions to ____ , but they grew worse.

Question 2

amelioration

Answer 2

n.

improvement

Question 3

conserve

Answer 3

keep from waste, loss, or decay; save

One way to ___ water is to repair leaking faucets.

Question 4

detriment

Answer 4

n.
injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage

Skipping meals can be a ___ to your health.

Question 5

detrimental

Answer 5

adj.

harmful; damaging

Question 6

exotic

Answer 6

adj.
1. introduced from another country; foreign
The brightly colored birds, ____ animals were brought from Hawaii.

2. strikingly unusual; strange
   This wallpaper has an ___ charm.

Question 7

folly

Answer 7

n.
lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking

It is ___ to go on a long drive with a nearly empty gas tank.

Question 8

formerly/former

Answer 8

adv. / adj.

in an earlier period; previously/ preceding; previous

Question 9

harmony

Answer 9

n.
peaceable or friendly in relations; accord; agreement; tranquility; concord

A boundary dispute is making it impossible for the neighbors to live in ____.

Question 10

harmonious

Answer 10

adj.

friendly; amicable

Question 11

ignore

Answer 11

v.

refuse to take notice of; disregard

Question 12

ignoramous

Answer 12

n.

ignorant, stupid person; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop

Question 13

impediment

Answer 13

n.
something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle

A person’s lack of education is often an ___ to advancement.

Question 14

impede

Answer 14

v.

interfere with or slow the progress of; hinder; obstruct

Question 15

indolent

Answer 15

adj.
disposed to avoid exertion; lazy idle; lethargic

I was so comfortable in the reclining chair that I became indolent and id not feel like studying.

Question 16

indolence

Answer 16

n.

idleness; laziness

Question 17

intact

Answer 17

adj.

untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured

Question 18

invalid

Answer 18

not binding in law; having no force or effect; void; nugatory

Question 19

invalidate

Answer 19

adj.

abolish; annul

Question 20

noncarcinogenic

Answer 20

adj.

not producing, or tending to produce, cancer

Question 21

parsimonious

Answer 21

adj.
unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy; miserly; tightfisted

Are we too generous in funding road improvement but too ______ in financing education?

Question 22

parsimony

Answer 22

n.

stinginess; parsimoniousness

Question 23

raze

Answer 23

v.

destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level

Question 24

reticient

Answer 24

inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative; reserved

Question 25

reticent

Answer 25

n. | restraint in communicating

Question 26

retire

Answer 26

v. 1. withdraw from active duty or business 2. go to bed

Question 27

retort

Answer 27

v. answer; reply sharply or angrily n. quick, witty, or sharp reply; answer

Question 28

subvert

Answer 28

v. overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine We are ____ing our fuel-conservation efforts when we heat rooms that are not occupied.

Question 29

subversion

Answer 29

n. | sabotage; undermining

Question 30

tractable/tractability

Answer 30

adj. easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile; amenable n. obedience