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Chapter 3
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Exhortation | an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something |
Metabolism | the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. |
Cunningly | in a clever and deceitful way. |
Intervention | the action or process of intervening. |
Strides | walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction. |
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 | public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy |
Proponent | a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project. |
Accord | give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition |
Preposterous | contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous. |
Endowed | give or bequeath an income or property to |
Edible | fit to be eaten (often used to contrast with unpalatable or poisonous examples). |
Destitute | without the basic necessities of life. |
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. |