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Chapter 20 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exacerbate | To aggravate (a situation or condition); make more severe |
| mitigate | To make less severe or less intense; relieve |
| unprecedented | Being the first instance of something; never having occurred before |
| panacea | Something supposed to cure all diseases, evils, or difficulties; cure-all |
| atrophy | To wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disuse, disease, or injury (said of a body part); to wither away |
| deprivation | Lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities |
| imperative | Necessary; urgent |
| objective | Not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed |
| utilitarian | Made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations |
| deplore | To feel or express disapproval of |