The Syllabus

Question 0

Amphetamines

Answer 0

A racemic drug, C 9 H 13 N, that stimulates the central nervous system: used chiefly to lift the mood in depressive states and to control the appetite in cases of obesity.

Question 1

Lindy

Answer 1

Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.

Question 2

Prominent

Answer 2

Leading, important, or well-known.

Question 3

Commandeered

Answer 3

To force

Question 4

Arbitrary

Answer 4

Subject to individual will or judgment without restriction.

Question 5

Inexplicably

Answer 5

Not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.

Question 6

Biopsy

Answer 6

The removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.

Question 7

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Answer 7

An incurable disease of unknown cause in which progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord leads to atrophy and eventually complete paralysis of the voluntary muscles

Question 8

Pamphlet

Answer 8

A complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.