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Quiz 16 Vocab

Terms

undefined, object
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Aegis
armor plate that protects the chest
Fortitude
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
transient
passing away with time; passing from one place to another
dissertation
a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research
capitulate
to surrender under specified conditions; to give up all resistance or acquiesce (significantly different from recapitulate)
Obtuse
blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding
Secondary Scources
Not a primary scorce
Enzyme
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
anecdote
A brief account of some interesting event or incident.
temporal
not eternal
Torrential
pouring in abundance
omega
the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
transitory
short-lived or temporary
pliant
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Solace
the act of consoling
Desolate
reduce in population
permutation
act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group

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