Code Orange Ch.

3-5 Vocabulary
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arrayed

an orderly arrangement of persons or objects

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delved

dug, searched

3.

insomnia

Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep

4.

mottled

Marked by spots or blotches of different colors or shades

5.

multitudinous

Existing in great numbers

6.

nitrogen

Integral in amino acids, nucleotides, and cell wall components

7.

particles

A very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck

8.

skepticism

An attitude of doubt

9.

tetanus

1. acute infectious disease marked by tonic spasms, esp. of jaw and back muscles. 2. sustained muscular contraction
caused by a series of nerve stimuli repeated resulting in a sustained/continuous contraction of muscle (no twitching)

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vaccinations

Introduction of antigens into the body to help develop active immunity

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wafting

floating through the air

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wizened

shriveled; withered; wrinkled