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