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