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READ184 Ch 1 Vocab

  1. Altercation
    Al/ter/ca/tion
    • Heated argument
    • Quarrel
    • Disagreement
    • Contention
    • Hostility
  2. Appendix
    App/en/dix
    • Supplementary
    • Often considered useless
    • Attachment of the large intestine
  3. Catalyst
    Ca/tal/yst
    • Stimulus
    • Incitement
    • Energizer
    • Activator
  4. Conspiracy
    Con/spir/acy
    • An agreement to do a wrong or subversive act
    • Intrigue
    • Sedition
    • Scheme
    • Plot
  5. Contaminant
    Con/tam/i/nant
    • Pollutant
    • Poison
  6. Debilitate
    De/bil/i/tate
    • Drain of energy
    • Fatigue
    • Weaken
    • Exhaust
  7. Dispersed
    Dis/per/sed
    • Scattered
    • Broke up
    • Disbanded
    • Sprinkled
  8. Effigy
    Eff/i/gy
    A figure or stuffed dummy representing a hated person, likeness of a hated person
  9. Fluoride
    Fl/uor/ide
    Binding of fluorine with another chemical
  10. Implemented
    Im/ple/men/ted
    • Brought into use,
    • Caused to begin
  11. Insidious
    In/sid/ious
    • Treacherous
    • Devious
    • Deceitful
    • Tricky
    • Underhanded
    • Manipulative
  12. Ludicrous
    Lu/di/crous
    • Ridiculous
    • Laughable
    • Silly 
    • Absurd
    • Outlandish
    • Nutty
  13. Migraine
    Mi/gr/ain/e
    • Severe headaches often including nausea
    • Sharp almost unbearable pain
    • Sometimes vomiting and/or visual pain and/or visual disturbance
  14. Naive
    Nai/ve
    • Childlike
    • Unsophisticated
    • Innocent
    • Uncritical
    • Paranoid
  15. Paranoid
    Par/a/noid
    • Exhibiting extreme fear
    • Mental Instability
    • Neurotic
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READ184 Ch 1 Vocab
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Read 184 Ch 1 Vocab
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