Unit 1 English vocabulary

ameliorate

(Verb) to improve

Amelioration

(Noun) an improvement

conserve

(v.) to preserve; to keep from being damaged, lost, or wasted; to save

Conservation

(Noun) protection from harm

detriment

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detrimental

adjective: (sometimes followed by "to") causing harm or injury

Exotic

(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Folly

noun - lack of good sense; foolishness

Formerly

(adv.) in an earlier period; previously

Harmony

(n.) - agreement, often of sound

Harmonious

(adj.) able to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious

Ignore

v. refuse to take notice of; disregard

ignoramus

noun an ignorant or stupid person

impediment

noun. a barrier; obstruction

Impede

Verb delay or prevent

indolent

adjective; lazy

indolence

noun. laziness

Intact

adjective in good shape

invalid

Adjective not usable

Invalidate

(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect

noncarcinogenic

adjective; not producing, or tending to produce, cancer

parsimonious

adjective: extremely frugal; miserly

Parsimony

n. stinginess

Raze

verb - to tear down completely; to destroy.

reticent

Adjective silent; reserved, unsure

Reticence

Noun timidity

Retire

verb. 1. withdraw from active duty or business

Retort

Noun or verb snarky

subvert

verb to undermine; to corrupt

Subversion

the act of overthrowing or destroying, as a government

Tractable

(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable

tractibility

Noun the act of being easily convinced