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FTM Chpt. 6-15
Term | Definition |
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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 |