For the Week ending 06/10/11
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected; a disappointing decline after a previous rise
It's a real _______ after winning an eBay auction to eventually find the item arrive in a worse state than advertised. |
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substance that hinders the clotting of blood; a blood thinner
The _______, warfarin, used as a blood thinner, is the same substance found in rat poison. |
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a remedy to counteract the effects of poison; something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts evil or unwanted condition
Awareness and meditation provide an excellent _______ to stress. |
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PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, is a protein that is the primary marker of prostate cancer.
PSA, or prostate-specific _______, is a protein that is the primary marker of prostate cancer. |
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a region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes in a vibrating body or standing wave
One scientist predicted that global temperature patterns will switch from the sinusoidal (amplitude-modulation) state into a node–_______ (amplitude-modulation) state between 1997–2012. |