Collection 5: The Mosquito Solution

As you read Michael Specter's "The Mosquito Solution," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 12's Collection 5: Beowulf, Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, The Deep, The Mosquito Solution
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  1. electron microscope
    a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light
  2. thorax
    the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
  3. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  4. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  5. entomology
    the branch of zoology that studies insects
  6. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  7. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  8. hectare
    a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
  9. ancillary
    furnishing added support
  10. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  11. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  12. charismatic
    possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
  13. benign
    pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
  14. oppressive
    weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
  15. alight
    settle or come to rest
Created on Thu Jul 17 20:26:50 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:20:35 EDT 2014)

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