lesson 6
Terms
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- torpor
- a state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity.
- fecund
- producing or capable of producing many offspring OR intellectually or artistically productive; creative
- insidious
- seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive OR spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way
- ramification
- an outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence.
- actuate
- to cause to put into mechanical motion OR to cause to take action
- genealogy
- the history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories.
- dissertation
- a lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree
- dolorous
- causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow.
- precursor
- a person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner.
- interloper
- one who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others
- brackish
- made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater; salty water
- presentiment
- a feeling that something is about to occur.
- inebriated
- deprived of good sense and judgement, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol.
- cognitive
- relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning.
- endemic
- widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people