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Vocab. for Achievement 3rd
Lessons 29-30
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English
8th Grade
05/18/2009

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capillary
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(n) any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network
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convalescence
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(n) the period of recovery from an illness or operation
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enervate
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(v) to cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken
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epidemiology
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(n) the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, spread, and possible control of diseases
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epidermis
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(n) the outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular the skin of an animal, overlying the dermis
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infirmity
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(n) physical or mental weakness
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malady
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(n) a disease or ailment
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pallor
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(n) an unhealthy pale appearance
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susceptible
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(adj) likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing; sensitive
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virulent
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(adj) (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile
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ambiguous
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(adj) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning; unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made
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baffle
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(v) to totally bewilder or perplex
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cogitate
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(v) to think deeply about something; meditate or reflect
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convoluted
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(adj) (esp. of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow; intricately folded, twisted, or coiled
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enigma
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(n) a mystery; a puzzling situation; a riddle
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insoluble
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(adj) impossible to solve; (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved
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intricate
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(adj) very complicated or detailed
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labyrinth
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(n) a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze
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quandary
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(n) a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation; a difficult situation; a dilemma
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tactic
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(n) an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end
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