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Vocabulary, pre-reading activities and review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Factor | anything that contributes casually to a result |
| Theory | a belief that can guide behavior, a proposed explanation for a class of phenomena |
| Annihilate | destroy; wipe out |
| Delirium | extreme mental disturbance, often accompanied by hallucinations |
| Paradox | something that has or seems to have contradictory qualities |
| Primeval | primitive; of the earliest times |
| Subliminal | below the level of awareness |
| Remit | return payment |
| Resilient | able to return to its original shape quickly after being stretched or compressed; elastic |
| Revoke | cancel; withdraw |