Weaken Lessen abate subside or moderate Rather than leaving immediately they waited for the storm to abate v bane cause of ruin Lack of public transportation is the bane of urbane life ID: 490816
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Week 6
Weaken / LessenSlide2
abate
subside or moderate
Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to
abate.
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bane
cause of ruin
Lack of public transportation is the
bane of urbane life.
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clemency
disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
Why did the defense lawyer look pleased when his case was sent to Judge
Bland’s chambers? Bland was known for her
clemency
toward first offenders.
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contract
compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease
Warm metal expands; cold metal
contracts.
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degenerate
become worse; deteriorate
As the fight dragged on, the champion’s stamina
degenerated until he could barely keep on his feet.
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diminution
lessening; reduction in size
Old Jack was as sharp at eighty as he had been at fifty; increasing age led to no
diminution of his mental acuity.
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discursive
digressing; rambling
As the lecturer wandered from topic to topic, we wondered what if any point there was to his
discursive remarks.
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adj
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ebb
recede; lesson
His fortunes began to
ebb during the Recession.
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enervate
weaken
She was slow to recover from her illness; even a short walk to the window would
enervate her.
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ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
With its adult stage lasting less than two days, the mayfly is by definition an
ephemeral creature.
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adj
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evanescent
fleeting; vanishing
Brandon’s satisfaction in his new job was
evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks.
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adj
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profligate
dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
Although surrounded by wild and
profligate companions, she nevertheless managed to retain some sense of decency.
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adj
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raze
destroy completely
Spelling is important: to raise a building is to put it up; to raze a building is to tear it down.
(v)