Advancing Vocabulary Skills

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Advancing Vocabulary Skills Third
Edition (Chapter 20) PowerPoint Flashcards
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Word atrophy
Definition to wear down, lose strength, or
become weak, as from disease or injury (said
of a body part) to wither away
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives atrophies, atrophied, atrophying
Link muscles atrophy
Sentence Muscles atrophy when someone has
muscular dystrophy.
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Word deplore
Definition to feel or express disapproval of
Part of Speech verb
Link deplores being ignored
Derivatives deplores, deplored, deploring
Sentence He deplores being ignored. When his
girlfriend started talking to his best friend
instead of him, he had to step outside to keep
from saying something derogatory to him.
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Word deprivation
Definition lack or shortage of one or more
basic necessities
Part of Speech noun
Link sleep deprivation
Derivative deprivations
Sentence Lack of sleep, sleep deprivation, is
leading to poor performance at work and
disrupting family life, scientists have warned.
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Word exacerbate
Definition to aggravate (a situation or
condition) make more severe
Part of Speech verb
Link make more severe
Derivatives exacerbates, exacerbated,
exacerbating
Sentence Children smoking exacerbates (makes
more severe) the risk of lung cancer.
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Word imperative
Definition necessary urgent
Part of Speech adjective
Link buckle your seatbelt
Derivatives imperatively, imperativeness
Sentence It is imperative that you buckle your
seatbelt to have the maximum amount of safety
while being in a vehicle.
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Word mitigate
Definition to make less severe or less intense
relieve
Part of Speech verb
Derivatives mitigates, mitigated, mitigating
Link first aide
Sentence It is important to have a first aide
kit on hand to help mitigate a situation with an
injury involved.
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Word objective
Definition not influenced by emotion or personal
prejudice based only on what can be observed
Part of Speech adjective
Derivative objectively
Link the judge
Sentence In a court of law, the judge is
expected to be objective and not let his/her
personal opinions enter into the case.
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Word panacea
Definition something supposed to cure all
diseases, evils, or difficulties cure-all
Part of Speech noun
Link Windex, cure-all?
Derivative panaceas
Sentence In the movie, My Big Fat Greek
Wedding, the father thought that Windex was a
cure-all for everything. So, he thought Windex
was a panacea for all cuts, etc.
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Word unprecedented
Definition being the first instance of
something never having occurred before
Part of Speech adjective
Link woman for American President
Derivative
Sentence If we ever have a woman for an American
President, it will be an unprecedented event.
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Word utilitarian
Definition made or intended for practical use
stressing usefulness over beauty or other
considerations
Part of Speech adjective
Derivative utilitarianism
Link pots and pans
Sentence Pots and pans are more of an
utilitarian gift than a chocolate scented candle.