Vocab 2.2

 

/ˈætrəfi/ Show Satrophy-[a-truh-fee]-noun- a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage- 1590–1600; earlier atrophie (< Middle French ) < Late Latin atrophia < Greek, equivalent to átroph ( os ) not fed (see a-⁶ , tropho-) + -ia -ia - Spinal Muscular Atrophy

 

deplore- [dih-plawr, -plohr]-verb-to regret deeply or strongly; lament: to deplore the present state of morality- 1550–60; < Latin dēplōrāre to weep bitterly, complain, equivalent to dē- de- + plōrāre to wail, probably of imitative orig- Candidates in Kenya’s First Presidential Debate Condemn Ethnic Politics

 

deprivation-[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn]-noun- dispossession; loss- 1525–35; < Medieval Latin dēprīvātiōn- (stem of dēprīvātiō ), equivalent to dēprīvāt ( us ) deprived (past participle of dēprīvāre; see deprive, -ate¹ ) + -iōn- -ion- The Surprising Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

 

exacerbate-[ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-]- verb- to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate- 1650–60; < Latin exacerbātus (past participle of exacerbāre to exasperate, provoke), equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + acerbātus acerbate- Limiting Medicine May Not Exacerbate Asthma

 

imperative- [im-per-uh-tiv]-adjective- absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave- 1520–30; < Late Latin imperātivus, equivalent to Latin imperāt ( us ) past participle of imperāre to impose, order, command ( im- im-¹ + -per- (combining form of parāre to fur-nish (with), produce, obtain, prepare) + -ātus -ate¹ ) + -īvus -ive- The Imperative to Share Clinical Study Reports: Recommendations from the Tamiflu Experience

 

mitigate- [mit-i-geyt]-verb-to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate- 1375–1425;late Middle English mitigaten< Latin mītigātus(past participle ofmītigāreto calm, soften,soothe), equivalentto mīt ( is ) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (combining form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate¹ - 'Rock Dissolving' Method of Geoengineering to Mitigate Climate Change Would Not Be Easy

objective- [uh b-jek-tiv]-noun- not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion- 1610–20; < Medieval Latin objectīvus, equivalent to Latin object ( us ) (see object) + -īvus -ive- FOXNews Presents Dr. Marci Bowers: An Objective Article From a Conservative Source

panacea-[pan-uh-see-uh]-noun-a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all- 1540–50; < Latin < Greek panákeia, equivalent to panake-, stem of panakḗs all-healing ( pan- pan- + akḗs a cure) + -ia- Doctors' Journal Says Computing Is No Panacea

unprecedented- [uhn-pres-i-den-tid]- adjective- without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an unprecedented event- 1615–25; un-¹ + precedent + -ed²-Andean glaciers melting at unprecedented rates

utilitarian- [yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uhn]- adjective- pertaining to or consisting in utility- 1775–85; utilit(y) + -arian- Utilitarianism: The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number