Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle

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Wrest

. forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp At school I was trying to finish my quiz but didn't know the last answer so I whispered in my friends ear for help, my teacher then wrested my paper out of my hand and I was given a zero on the quiz. He wrested the football and scored a touchdown

Lackluster

Adjective Definition: Lacking vitality, brilliance, and uniqueness. EX: The Lakers 2022 season was rather lackluster because they missed the playoffs despite having multiple all-stars. EX: It was a lackluster and hapless decision to hire Doc Rivers as head coach instead of keeping current head coach Adrian Griffin since there were a plethora of reasons he should have stayed.

Caustic

Adjective Definition: (capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action) literal Meaning ( biting, scathing, and sarcastic) Figurative Meaning They made some caustic remarks which rather upset me. Caustic cleaners can harm non-stick pans.

ominous

Adjective Definition: giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. Ex: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead Ex: The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from my parents' house.

infamous

Adjective Definition: well known for some bad quality or deed. Ex: an infamous war criminal Ex: a city infamous for poverty and crime

incipient

Adjective in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop. Adj "he could feel incipient anger building up" "we seemed more like friends than incipient lovers"

inadvertent

Adjective not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. I inadvertently ran my bike into the huge rock. I have inadvertently pressed the wrong button.

Reprimand

Def rebuke (someone), especially officially. Def spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. Ex - "Officials were dismissed or reprimanded for poor work." "The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules."

Cessation

Noun a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause "they announced the cessation of hostilities" "a cessation of animal testing of cosmetics"

bristle

Verb Deffinition: (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, especially in anger or fear. My dog's hair bristled when he saw a bear running at him. The hairs on the back of my neck bristled when I saw the coach's playbook.

jostle

Verb Definition: push or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd. The fans will jostle to get an autograph from their favorite singer As you walk, you will jostle the baby around.

repudiate

Verb Refuse to accept or be associated with . Deny the truth . Refuse to fulfill or discharge She said she had evidence which repudiates the allegations. breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract

Loathe

Verb feel intense dislike or disgust for.

dupe

Verb Definition: To trick or deceive someone Adjective Definition: a victim of deception EX: I duped someone into paying for my lunch despite not giving them anything in return. EX: Struthiomimusaltus likely looked and behaved like an ostrich, hence its name being latin for ostrich mimic.

tremulous

adjective shaking or quivering slightly. "The dog was tremulous when its owners were in a fight."


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