Word Study 13

To destroy completely; abolish

• corrode

• annihilate

• contaminate

• deplete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

To make impure by contact or mixture

• contaminate

• deplete

• rancid

• squander

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To wear away or dissolve through chemical action

• dismantle

• extinct

• corrode

• rancid

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

To use up or reduce in quantity or amount

• negate

• deplete

• corrode

• annihilate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

To become worse; to decrease in quality or value

• squander

• deplete

• deteriorate

• contaminate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

To take apart or tear down; to reduce to pieces

• deteriorate

• dismantle

• deplete

• corrode

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

No longer existing or living

• squander

• extinct

• dismantle

• negate

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

To make ineffective or worthless; to rule out or deny

• dismantle

• rancid

• negate

• contaminate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Smelling or tasting like spoiled oils or fats

• rancid

• squander

• dismantle

• negate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To waste; to spend uselessly

• annihilate

• squander

• corrode

• deplete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4