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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exhortation | urging someone to do something |
| Metabolism | some substances are broken down to give energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized. |
| Cunningly | in a clever and deceitful way |
| Intervention | action taken to improve a situation |
| Strides | a long, decisive step |
| Contention | heated disagreement |
| Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system |
| Serendipitous | occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way |
| Excess | an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable |
| Advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal |
| Proponent | a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal; argues in favor of something |
| Accord | to be in agreement or harmony; to grant or give when appropriate, due, or earned. |
| Preposterous | contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous |
| Endowed | to provide with a permanent fund or source of income |
| Edible | fit to be eaten |
| Destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| Marginalized | to put or keep someone in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group |
| Tenacious | tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely |
| Palates | the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the nose and the mouth in vertebrates |
| Audacity | the willingness to take bold risks |
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