Unit 7 Vocabulary
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jordanmharris on March 4, 2011
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Mrs. Beale
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adapt | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| constitution | the act of forming something |
| convalescence | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| exhaust | wear out completely |
| expose | the exposure of an impostor or a fraud |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| immoderate | not within reasonable limits |
| injured | usually used of physical or mental injury to persons |
| involve | require as useful, just, or proper |
| mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery |
| moderate | not extreme |
| noxious | injurious to physical or mental health |
| organism | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
| potent | having a strong physiological or chemical effect |
| psychological | mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature |
| repetition | the act of doing or performing again |
| response | the manner in which something is greeted |
| restorative | a device for treating injury or disease |
| stress | (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body |
| volume | the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
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