Reading for Results (10th edition)

Word List - Chapter 5:
Inferences and Main Ideas

The following vocabulary words are defined in the chapter. Print this list. Each time you locate a definition, add the definition to this list. Study the list at odd moments until the words are part of your vocabulary.

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Vocabulary Word Definition

adverse

 

artifact

 

autism

 

Braille

 

cardiac arrest

 

catapult

 

evolutionary

 

geological

 

geriatric

 

hypothermia

 

indulgent

 

industrialized

 

ironically

 

irreparable

 

liberation

 

logos

 

mania

 

martyrs

 

mettle

 

mime

 

paleontologists

 

palpitations

 

patron saint

 

heresy

 

progressive

 

Prohibition

 

quips

 

respiratory

 

stamina

 

technological advances

 

terrain

 

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