week 9 vocab

deviant

provocation

inhibitor

sanitarium

obscenities

bassinet

frock

convalescing

paramount

mortuary

More important than anything else; supreme
Having supreme power

The fireman's safety was of paramount concern during the rescue mission

adjective

An establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness

The lady was taken to the sanitarium for her chronic illness

noun

Recovre one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation

I was convalescing from the surgery for months.

verb

Departing from usual or accepted standards, expicailly in social or sexual behavior
A deviant person or thing

the deviant teen was an outcast in school and work.

adj/noun

Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, expicailly deliberately
Medicine: testing to elicit a particular response or reflex

Responding to provocation can lead to further problems

noun

a substance which slows down or prevents a particular chemical reaction or other process or which reduces the activity of a particular reactant, catalyst, or enzyme.
Genetics: a gene whose presence prevents the expression of some other gene at a different locus

The inhibitor slowed down the allergic response

noun

A woman’s or girl’s dress
A long gown with flowing sleeves work by monks, priest, or clergy

The frock the girl was wearing was pink and purple

noun

A funeral home or morgue
Relating to burial or tombs

noun/adj

The mortuary was dark and creepy

A baby’s wicker cradle, usually with a hood

The bassinet held the baby safely

noun

The state or quality or being obscene; behvior, language or images
And extremely offensive wor or expression

Obscenities should not be written in school bathrooms.

noun