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FTM Chpt. 6-15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cretin | a stupid or obtuse person |
| Deficiency | the state of being deficient; lacking |
| perspective | Existing before the eye; someone's point of view |
| swaggering | moving form side to side in a defiant way |
| vegetate | to live or spend time in a dull unchallenging way |
| archetype | a model or first from |
| microsurgery | delicate operation using small specialized instruments |
| Divulged | to reveal a secret or something hidden |
| optimum | the best or most favorable point |
| Dungarees | work clothes, overall (blue jeans) |
| Retrieval | the act of retrieving recovering |
| urgency | importance requiring swift action |
| hombre | a man |
| toxic | poisonous |
| strutting | walking with confidence |
| converging | meeting at a point |
| avarice | extreme greed for wealth; greedy |
| modification | altercation, change in shape |
| sucrose | sugar |
| damsel | young woman of noble birth |
| nanosecond | one billionth of a second |
| incision | a cut, usually in surgery |
| distress | great pain or mental suffering |
| artifact | manmade object or tool made from earlier years |
| fealty | loyalty |
| gruel | usually cooked cereal |
| confrontation | face to face conflict |
| swilling | drinking greedily |