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chapter 3
Vocabulary & Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Proponent | a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project. |
Accord | give or grant someone (power status recognition). |
Preposterous | contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous. |
Endowed | give or bequeath an income or property to a person or institution. |
Edible | fit to be eaten |
Destitute | with out the basic necessities of life |
Marginalized | treat ( a group, or concept) as peripheral or insignificant. |
Tenacious | tending to keep a firm hold of something: clinging or adhering closely. |
Palates | the roof of the mouth separating the cavities of the and the mouth in vertebrates. |
Audacity | the willingness to take bold risk. |
Exhortation | an address or communication emphatically urging to do something |
Metabolism | the chemical processes that occur with in living organism to maintain life |
Cunningly | in a clever or deceitful way |
Intervention | the act of intervening |
Strides | walk with long decisive steps in specified direction |
Contention | heated disagreement |
Revolution | an instance of revolving |
Serendipitous | occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way. |
Excess | An amount of something that is more than necessary. |
Advocacy | Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy. |