Word Study 13

To destroy completely; abolish

• corrode

• annihilate

• contaminate

• deplete

To make impure by contact or mixture

• contaminate

• deplete

• rancid

• squander

To wear away or dissolve through chemical action

• dismantle

• extinct

• corrode

• rancid

To use up or reduce in quantity or amount

• negate

• deplete

• corrode

• annihilate

To become worse; to decrease in quality or value

• squander

• deplete

• deteriorate

• contaminate

To take apart or tear down; to reduce to pieces

• deteriorate

• dismantle

• deplete

• corrode

No longer existing or living

• squander

• extinct

• dismantle

• negate

To make ineffective or worthless; to rule out or deny

• dismantle

• rancid

• negate

• contaminate

Smelling or tasting like spoiled oils or fats

• rancid

• squander

• dismantle

• negate

To waste; to spend uselessly

• annihilate

• squander

• corrode

• deplete