Article Vocabulary Flashcards

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Audacious

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Bold, daring.

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Implications

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consequences or effects, often long term

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Cognitive abilities

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mental skills like thinking, memory and decision making

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4
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Artificial stimulants

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substances used to increase energy or alertness unnaturally

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5
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Momentary fame

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brief or short-lived regocnition

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Steep personal cost

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significant negative consequences

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7
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Supervised

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monitored or overseen

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Mood swings

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rapid and extreme changes in mood

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Short-term memory lapses

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temporary inability to recall recent events

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Hallucinations

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seeing or hearing things that aren’t there.

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Delusions

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false beliefs, often detached from reality

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Coordination

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ability to use different parts of the body smoothly and efficiently.

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13
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Sensory changes

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alterations in senses like taste or smell

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Cognitive impairment

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reduced mental functioning

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Fragmented speech

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broken or incomplete sentences.

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Incoherent

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unclear or difficult to understand

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Embarked on an experiment

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started a project or trial

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Seemingly simple

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appearing straightforward but potentially complex

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Blur the line between reality and delusion

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make it hard to distinguish between real and imagined

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Fend off fatigue

A

fight or resist tiredness

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Growing distress

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increasing discommfort or anxiety

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On the brink of giving up

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close to quitting

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Dangerously low

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critically reduced to an unsafe level.

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Rigorous documentation

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thorough and careful recording of details

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Critical role

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an essential or important function

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Impair memory

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harm or reduce memory function

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Not a luxury-it is a necessity

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emphasizes the importance of something essential

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Lays the groundwork for deeper inquiry

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establishes a foundation for further study

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Compromise

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damage, harm

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Sluggish

A

sustlashmoq

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Cornerstone

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fundamental part

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Falter

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to hesitate

33
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Intrigue

A

Fascinate

34
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Jaw-dropping

A

astonishing