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The Problem with Football Vocab

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DebilitatingTo sap the strength or energy of; enervate.
Paranoiaa tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others
“punch drunk syndrome”a brain injury due that is a result of repeated head blows received in boxing and is typically marked by mental confusion, incoordination, and slurred speech
bloodlustdesire for extreme violence and carnage
quintessentialbeing the most typical
Reverberateto continue in or as if in a series of echoes : resound
sublimelofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner
lucrativeprofitable
myriada great number
beneficiariesone that benefits from something
emulatingimitate; to strive to equal or excel
deceleratesto reduce the speed of : slow down
repercussionsa widespread, indirect, or unforeseen effect of something
laudpraise
deterioratingto become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
advocateone that supports or promotes the interests of another
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
ebullienthaving or showing liveliness and enthusiasm
annotatedto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
paralysiscomplete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body; a state of powerlessness or incapacity to act
fumbledto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly; to make awkward attempts to do or find something
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
residualan internal aftereffect of experience or activity that influences later behavior; especially : a disability remaining from a disease or operation
sustenancesupplying or being supplied with the necessaries of life; something that gives support, endurance, or strength
cathetera tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities usually to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open
engorgedto fill with blood to the point of being overfull
enactto make (as a bill) into law
dementiaa disease in which your cognitive ability continues to get worse with a decrease in feeling emotion
flateblow/up
laudpraise
chrontime
pathosfeeling
aaway from
vertto turn
fluto flow
cognareto think


Joel Barlow High School
Redding, CT

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