Vocab Blog 2

1) word: atrophy
    pronunciation: [a-truh-fee]
    word origin: Middle French<Late Latin
    definition: to waste away
    word used on the web: www.mayoclinic.com/health/vaginal-atrophy/DS00770
    

2) word: deplore
    pronunciation: [dih-plawr, -plohr]
    word origin: Latin
    definition: to condemn
    word used on the web: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/deplore
    

3) word: deprivation
    pronunciation: [dep-ruh-vey-shuh n]
    word origin: Medieval Latin
    definition: a deficiency
    word used on the web: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=sleep-deprivation-obesity
    

4) word: exacerbate
    pronunciation: [ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-]
    word origin: Latin
    definition: to make worse
    word used on the web: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exacerbate
    

5) word: imperative
    pronunciation: [im-per-uh-tiv]
    word origin: Late Latin
    definition: essential
    word used on the web: http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/imperative.htm
    

6) word: mitigate
    pronunciation: [mit-i-geyt]
    word origin: Late Middle English<Latin
    definition: to relieve
    word used on the web: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/mitigate
    

7) word: objective
    pronunciation: [uh b-jek-tiv]
    word origin: Medieval Latin
    definition: open-minded
    word used on the web: http://www.objective.com/anz/index.html
    

8) word: panacea
    pronunciation: [pan-uh-see-uh]
    word origin: Latin<Greek
    definition: a universal remedy
    word used on the web: http://www.panacea-mundus.eu/
    

9) word: unprecedented
    pronunciation: [uhn-pres-i-den-tid]
    word origin: N/A
    definition: unheard-of
    word used on the web: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unprecedented
    

10) word: utilitarian
      pronunciation: [yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uh n]
      word origin: N/A
      definition: practical
      word used on the web: http://hoodedutilitarian.com/