And "comound" means "worsen"?<br/><br/>Context:<br/><br/>Obama's <b>Shallow</b> Farm Rhetoric <b>Compounds</b> Plight Of Midwest Drought<br/>More:<br/><a href='http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2012/08/15/obamas-shallow-farm-rhetoric-compounds-plight-of-midwest-drought/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2012/08/15/obamas-shallow-farm-rhetoric-compounds-plight-of-midwest-drought/</a>