Collection 3: Simplexity

As you read Jeffrey Kluger's "Simplexity," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 3: Kafka's The Metamorphosis, Kuper's The Metamorphosis, Simplexity, Magic Island
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  1. ergonomics
    the use of life sciences to study workers and their environments
  2. evacuee
    a person who has been moved out of a dangerous place
  3. chaotically
    in a manner suggestive of chaos
  4. en masse
    all together
  5. reallocate
    distribute or apportion in a new or different way
  6. turbulence
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder
  7. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  8. proximity
    the property of being close together
  9. gravitate
    move toward
  10. amok
    wildly; without self-control
  11. sophisticated
    complex or intricate
  12. egress
    the act or means of going out
  13. exodus
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
  14. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  15. propagate
    transmit or cause to broaden or spread
Created on Wed Jul 09 22:03:51 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:37:08 EDT 2014)

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