Collection 5: Is Survival Selfish?

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  1. stricture
    abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
  2. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  3. transfix
    render motionless because of surprise, terror, or awe
  4. consume
    destroy completely
  5. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  6. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  7. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  8. void
    an empty area or space
  9. belay
    something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
  10. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  11. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  12. instantaneous
    occurring with no delay
  13. instinct
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to stimuli
  14. impulse
    an instinctive motive
  15. crisis
    an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
Created on Wed Jul 16 15:29:36 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:24:31 EDT 2014)

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