5th box -Flashcards

(v.) to give in return (When Steve gave Samantha a sweater for Christmas, she reciprocated by giving him a kiss.)

(v.) to make more violent, intense (The gruesome and scary movie I saw last night exacerbated my fears of the dark.)

(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful (The new government feared that the Communist sympathizers would have a pernicious influence on the nation's stability.)

(n.) frugality, stinginess (Many relatives believed that my aunt's wealth resulted from her parsimony.)