Unit 6: Novel Study: Silent Spring, Chapters 12–17

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  1. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  2. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  3. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  4. spurious
    intended to deceive
  5. concede
    admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly
  6. sanction
    approve or show acceptance of
  7. benign
    not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
  8. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  9. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  10. depress
    cause to drop or sink
  11. dimly
    with a faint light
  12. model
    a person or thing to be imitated; ideal model
  13. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric
  14. amended
    modified for the better
  15. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  16. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  17. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  18. cavort
    play boisterously
  19. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  20. skepticism
    doubt about the truth of something
  21. formidable
    inspiring fear or dread
  22. concurrently
    overlapping in duration
  23. juvenile
    of or relating to children or young people
  24. metamorphosis
    the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult
  25. discriminate
    recognize or perceive the difference
  26. crude
    not carefully or expertly made
Created on Wed Dec 02 16:37:43 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 10 09:27:46 EST 2020)

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