Schooled Vocabulary

to seize and take into custody. (p.3) (V) (v

the struggle of individuals to survive and make progress in the competitive environment of modern life, seen as a dehumanizing and ultimately futile activity. (p.4) (n)

a mutually supportive community in which possessions and responsibilities are shared. (p.4) (n)

to stare with eyes wide open, usually in astonishment. (p. 4) (v)

a major school of Buddhism originating in 12^th century China that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and insight. (p. 5) (n)

Jean Bernard Leon (1819-1868). French physicist, remembered for a huge pendulum he hung from the roof of the Pantheon in Paris in 1851 to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. (p. 6) (n)

shaking, trembling, or quavering, e.g., from fear or nervousness.(p.7) (adj)

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an infectious disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. (p.8) (n)

a large destructive ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or some other movement of the earth’s surface. (p.10) (n)

a seed that is lens-shaped, brown, gray, green, or black on the outside and yellow or orange inside, and rich in protein. (p.10) (n)

an Indian stringed instrument with a rounded resonating body and a long fretted neck. (p.11) (n)

feeling no willingness or enthusiasm to do something. (p. 12) (adj)

a matrial used for surfacing roads; mixture of broken stones and tar. (p.13) (n)

somebody regarded as unintelligent or thoughtless. (p.15) (n)