Week 4 Vocab
OSHA (N.) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration): a government agency that helps keep workplaces safe and healthy
Contaminate (V.) To make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to
Cannibalism (N.) This occurs when one animal eats another animal of its own kind
Slaughterhouse (N.) A building or establishment where animals are killed and butchered
Relent (V.) Give in, as to influence or pressure
Adversary (N.) Someone who offers opposition
Jaunty (Adj.) Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
Susceptible (Adj.) Yielding readily to or capable of
Impediment (N.) Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
Palatable (Adj.) Acceptable to the taste or mind
Demeaning (Adj.) Causing awareness of your shortcomings
Robust (Adj.) Strong enough to withstand intellectual challenges
Neurosis (N.) A mental illness that makes you behave in an unusual way
Obtuse (Adj.) Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Thwart (V.) Disappointingly unsuccessful