condemn,
incur,
indigent,
mitigate,
pecuniary,
penury,
schism,
wrath
Courtney Love explains that should she need to mitigate indigent circumstances for her daughter Frances, she would not hesitate to sell Nirvana songs for pecuniary gain. She realizes that this may create a schism between her and the fans of her late husband Kurt Cobain, but she would rather incur their wrath than condemn Frances to a life of penury.
mitigate - (verb) to decrease in intensity; to alleviate
indigent - (adjective) extremely poor
pecuniary - (adjective) relating to money
schism - (noun) a state of disagreement; a break of a group into factions
incur - (verb) to bring upon (oneself); to subject (oneself) to
wrath - (noun) extreme, often vindictive, anger
condemn - (verb) to express dissatisfaction or disapproval of; to sentence
penury - (noun) extreme poverty
cite,
contend,
curtail,
deleterious,
douse,
incumbent,
mitigate,
noxious,
precedent
Madonna has lobbied the British government in support of her idea to curtail the deleterious effects of nuclear energy. She maintains that it is incumbent upon nuclear energy producers to take action to control the problem, and she believes that they should douse nuclear waste with special Kaballah water to mitigate the impact of noxious radioactive by-products. Madonna reports that a precedent has been set, citing claims that the water has had beneficial results in Russia. Nuclear waste managers contend that no scientific evidence exists to support her views.
curtail - (verb) to reduce; to cut short
deleterious - (adjective) harmful
incumbent - (adjective) required by obligation; lying on something else; currently holding an office [The noun form of this word means "one who is currently holding an office."]
douse - (verb) to wet completely; to submerge; to extinguish
mitigate - (verb) to lessen the severity of something
noxious - (adjective) harmful to living things
precedent - (noun) an act that serves as an example of how to deal with a following instance
cite - (verb) to refer to or quote as an example, authority, or proof [Read about cite/sight/site.]
contend - (verb) to maintain; to argue; to compete for something
