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PowerWords #2 Flashcards
From Smallpox Article
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Science
7th Grade
10/19/2007

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symbiosis
Definition
living in harmony; two organisms that benefit one another
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parasite
Definition
leech; is dependent on someone or something else other than itself.
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intrepid
Definition
bold, daring, brave, courageous
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unprecedented
Definition
never before seen or done; original
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implacable
Definition
cruel, grim, unforgiving, ruthless
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pathogens
Definition
germ, disease, microbe
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detonation
Definition
explosion, bang, blast
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deliverance
Definition
freedom, liberation, absolution, dismissal
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inadvertently
Definition
accidental, not on purpose, unaware, unconsciously
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indigenous
Definition
native, domestic, from that part of the world/country
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infamous
Definition

known for something bad, bad reputation, notorious

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demoralize
Definition
to strip of pride, to depress, discourage, debilitate
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famine
Definition
hunger, food is not prevalent or available, scarcity, shortage
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invulnerable
Definition

indestructible, powerful, bullet-proof

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genocide
Definition
mass execution, race extermination, annihilation
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extirpate
Definition
destroy, demolish, eliminate, erase
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execrable
Definition
detestible, atrocious, despicable, horrible
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susceptible
Definition
weak, exposed, vulnerable
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quarantine
Definition
to confine or separate
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epochal
Definition
significant, big, eventful, historic, memorable
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eradicate
Definition
to do away with, to extinguish
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vaccination or inoculation

Definition
injection, shot, prevention
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host
Definition
a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition
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