Chapter 18&Epilogue Vocab (ITW) [Emily's]

Question 1

native; early

Answer 1

aboriginal

Question 2

bitter, often poisonous, organic bases occurring naturally in some plants

Answer 2

alkaloids

Question 3

an alkaloid that is poisonous and causes muscles to relax

Answer 3

curare

Question 4

a plant that lies on the ground

Answer 4

decumbent

Question 5

extreme thinness due to lack of nutrition

Answer 5

emaciation

Question 6

something that causes vomiting

Answer 6

emetic

Question 7

rich; feritile

Answer 7

fecund

Question 8

wild, undomesticated

Answer 8

feral

Question 9

a sugar

Answer 9

glucose

Question 10

sinew

Answer 10

gristle

Question 11

bleached or white with age

Answer 11

hoary

Question 12

unable to communicate in a clear way

Answer 12

inarticulate

Question 13

subtly dangerous

Answer 13

insidiously

Question 14

an alkaloid that causes hallucinations

Answer 14

mescaline

Question 15

plenty

Answer 15

munificence

Question 16

affecting the central nervous system

Answer 16

neurological

Question 17

steep; rapid

Answer 17

precipitious

Question 18

the analysis of the spectrum of elements in a sample

Answer 18

spectrographic

Question 19

a poisonous alkaloid

Answer 19

strychnine

Question 20

an instrument that shows how high above the earth an aircraft has climbed

Answer 20

altimeter

Question 21

unusual, out of context, an exception from the norm

Answer 21

anomalous