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NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

DEFINITION:
The study of the brain related to specific psychological processes and behaviors.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Local experts in mental health, political science and neuropsychology told the Dayton Daily News that elections can be a difficult time for mental health as strongly held beliefs can be challenged by deep political divides.
Dayton Daily News, 07/22/2024

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1. Repose

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.


2. Enthusiastic

A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.


3. Ultraviolet

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

An embankment built to prevent flooding


4. Antibody

An embankment built to prevent flooding

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

A rebirth or revival.

A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus


5. Tundra

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation


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LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.