1. Activity 4: (Worksheet) Understanding Key Vocabulary
Chart your familiarity with these key vocabulary words by filling in the last three columns of your worksheet. Spending time with new and unfamiliar words will improve your understanding of the essay.

2. “The Sociology of leopard Man” (p. 1)
After defining these words in your worksheet, find and circle them in your copy of the article. The numbers appearing after the definitions indicate the number of the paragraph where the words are used.
sociology (n.) - the study of society, social institutions, and social relationships (title)
existence (n.) - a particular way of living (1)
mutilations (n.) - to ruin the beauty of (something); to severely damage or spoil (2)
anti-social (n.) - violent or harmful to people; not friendly to other people (2)
socialites (n.) - someone who is well- known in fashionable society and is often seen at parties and other social events for wealthy people  (2)

3. “The Sociology of leopard Man” (p. 1)
civilization (n.) - a particular well- organized and developed society (3)
extraordinary (adj.) - very unusual; very different from what is normal or ordinary (4)
suspicion (n.) - a feeling that someone is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong (4)
pursue (v.) - to try to get or do (something) over a period of time (4)
hamper (v.) - to slow the movement, progress, or action of (someone or something) (4)

4. “The Sociology of leopard Man” (p. 1 )
pop psychologists (n.) - ways of dealing with personal problems that are made popular on television or in books, but are not considered scientific (5)
disorders (n.) -  physical or mental condition that is not normal or healthy (5)
overwhelming (n.) - very great in number, effect, or force  overwhelmingly (adv.) (5)
self-inflicted (adj.) - caused by your own actions (5)
will (n.) -  a person's choice or desire in a particular situation (6)

5. “The Sociology of leopard Man” (p. 2)
seceding (v.) - to separate from a nation or state and become independent (7)
dependent (adj.) - needing someone or something else for support, help, etc.  (2, 9)
shun (v.) - to avoid (someone or something) (9)
environs (n.) -  the area that is around a place (such as a city) (10)
independent (adj.) - not requiring or relying on other people for help or support 
independently (adv.) (10)