Vocabulary lesson 67
- repair (v.) restore (something damaged, worn, or faulty) to a good condition
– Little seems to have been done to repair the bridges.
- decrease (v. & n.) make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree; the action of decreasing
– Prices are expected to decrease by less than 1 per cent this year.
- sour (adj.) having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar
– The milk’s gone sour.
- wise (adj.) having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment
– Sally is a wise and cautious woman.
- foolish (adj.) lacking good sense or judgment, silly or unwise
– I did some stupid things when I was young and foolish.