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unit 3 ch. 20 vocab
vocab words for english
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English
11th Grade
05/01/2014

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exacerbate
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to aggravate (a situation or condition); make more severe
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mitigate
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to make less severe or less intense; relieve
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unprecedented
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being the first instance of something; never having occurred before
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panacea
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something supposed to cure all diseases, evils, or difficulties; cure- all
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atrophy
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to wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disease, or injury (said of a body part); to wither away
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deprivation
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lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities
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imperative
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necessary; urgent
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objective
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not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed
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utilitarian
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made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations
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deplore
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to feel or express disapproval of
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