1. Words of the Day
Week 6 Semester 2

2. Words of the Day – Week 6 Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Atrophy
Deplore
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to waste away
Sample Sentence: Since unused muscles atrophy, an arm or a leg that remains in a cast for some time become thinner.
Other forms: atrophic (adj.)
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to condemn
Sample Sentence: Many people deplore some of the content on the Internet but feel they must tolerate it, because they disapprove just as strongly of censorship.
Other forms: deplorer (n.), deploringly (adv.)

3. Words of the Day – Week 6 Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Deprivation
Exacerbate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to make worse
Sample Sentence: Scratching a mosquito bite only makes it worse: the scraping exacerbates the itching and may even cause an infection.
Other Forms: N/A
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a deficiency
Sample Sentence: Children who spend their early years in institutions where they receive no love my suffer throughout life from the effects of this deprivation.
Other Forms: N/A

4. Words of the Day – Week 6 Thursday, February 19 , 2015
Imperative
Objective
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: essential
Sample Sentence: It is imperative that I renew my driver’s license today-it expires at midnight.
Other forms: imperatively (adv.), imperativeness (n.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: fair
Sample Sentences: Scientists must strive to be totally objective in their observations and experiments, putting aside their personal wishes and expectations.
Other Forms: objectively (adv.), objectiveness (adv.)