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become better; make better; improve
antonym- worsen
"We have to choose the best plan of action to ameliorate the problem with the school budget." |
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an improvement
**see ameliorate**
antonym- recession
Lisa's diet plan was an amelioration on her unhealthy lifestyle. |
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to keep from waste, loss, or decay; save
antonym- waste
It's up to us to conserve water for future generations. |
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preservation from loss,injusry, or waste
antonym- destruction
The conservation of the rain forest would be beneficial to many species of animals. |
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One who advocates the conservation of natural resources
Conservationists argue that we should turn off our lights and televisions to save energy. |
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injury, damage, or sometihng that causes it; disadvantage
antonym- advantage
Falling asleep in class is a detriment to your education. |
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harmful; damaging
antonym- beneficial
Sleep deprevation is detrimental to one's health. |
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1.introduced from another country; foreign
2. strikingly unusual; strange
antonym- familiar, native
Some exotic fruits include mangos and pineapples, which can't be grown in this area. |
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lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
antonym- wisdom
It's folly to carry an umbrella in a thunderstorm. |
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in an earlier period; previously
antonym- not yet; now
My physics teacher was formerly an actor. |
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preceding; previous
antonym- latter
Former president Bill Clinton still speaks publically on a regular basis. |
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peacable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility
antonym- conflict
A well organized often lives in harmony with one another. |
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friendly, amicable
The birds dwell harmoniously with one another. |
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disregard; refuse to take notice of
antonym- acknowledge
I ignored the annoying noise coming from the back of the room as best I could. |
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ignorant; a stupid person; a dunce
The ignoramous continued being rude to his classmates as if he didn't even know it was inappropriate. |
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something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle
antonym- aid
My bad back was an impediment to my athletic career. |
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interfere with or slow the process of; hinder; obstruct
antonym- to aid
Everytime I try to get my homework done, my little brother ends up impeding me. |
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disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic
antonym- industrious
The long summer made many students indolent and lazy when school started. |
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idelness, laziness
The athlete's lack of success can be blamed on her indolence. |
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untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured
antonym- imperfect; damaged
Fortunately the Ipod remained intact after its tumble down the stairs. |
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not valid; having no force or effect; void
antonym- valid
The man was taken to jail after he was caught driving with an invalid license. |
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abolish; annul
He had no driver's license because the police invalidated it. |
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sickly or disabled person
The invalid needed constant care. |
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not producing or tending to produce cancer
antonym- cacinogenic
Newer science labs have found preservatives that are noncarcinogenic. |
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unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy
antonym- generous
My parsimonious father only bought the family a car once every twenty years. |
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singiness
antonym- generosity
It was my uncle's parsimony that kept him from ever getting married. |
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destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level to the ground
antonym- erect, build
Despite the protest, city officials went ahead with their plan to raze the old school house. |
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inclined to be silent or secretive
antonym- frank
My reticent best friend barely even shares her secrets with me, let alone anyone else. |
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restraint in communicating
antonym- frankness
My sister's reticence has kept her out of trouble on several occasions. |
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1.withdraw from active duty or business
2.go to bed
antonym- rise
After finishing my homework, I decided to retire for the night. |
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answer; reply; sharply or angrily
antonym- ask
I was surprised at her angry tone, I didn't expect her to retort that way. |
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quick, witty, or sharp reply; an answer
His retort toward the teacher made the class laugh, but won him a detention. |
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overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine
antonym- uphold
He subverted his teacher when he decided that doing his homework was not important. |
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sabotage; undermining
Some people avoid saying the pledge as a deliberate subversion. |
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easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile
antonym- unruly
The group of well-behaved students were very tractable and pleasant to work with. |
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obedience
It's important that a dog has good tractability before I buy it. |
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