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Death by Voodoo
Hex: Cast a spell on; bewitch
Sorcerer: A person who claims or is believed to have magic powers; a wizard.
Clipping: A small piece that you remove when you cut something to make it tidy.
Effigy: A roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or
destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.
Doomed: Likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; ill-fated.
Account for: Provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation or reason for.
Despondent: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
Exacerbate: Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
Chanting: A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.
Sacred: Regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion, group, or
individual.
Whence: From what place or source.
Close up: Very near.
Twofold: Twice as great or as numerous.
Gut- Lag
Biorhythms: The pattern of physical processes that happen in someones body over a period
of time.
Severity: the seriousness of something bad or unpleasant.
Boastfully: Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in ones achievements, possessions,
or abilities.
Senility: the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
Bowel: The part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine.
Out of Sync: Working badly together.
Oblique: not expressing something directly.
Albeit: Although.
Anatomise: to carefully examine all the parts of a problem, situation etc.
Transient: Lasting only for a short time.
Syndrome: A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized
by a set of associated symptoms.
Swelling: An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an
accumulation of fluid.
Voidance: annulment.
Stimuli: A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
Intake: An act of taking something into the body.
Embrace: to completely accept something such as a new belief, idea,or way of life.
Exploitation: The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Pattern: A regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations.
Retain: To Continue to have.
Amelioration: The act of making something better; improvement.
Your mind
Set aside: To save something from a larger amount or supply in order to use it latter for a
particular purpose.
Consolidate: To make the achievements, power or position you already have stronger or more
effective so that they are likely to continue.
Teen Attitude:
As barriers disappear
Nurturing: Caring
Emotionally Responsive: A person that reacts quickly to emotions.
Assertive: Having self-confidence.
Allure: Attraction.
Reckless: Acting without any thought of the consequences.
Flat: Unvarying.
Contend: To say, maintain or assert.
Shrink: To be reluctant to something.
Gap: A difference or disparity.
Diverge: To differ.
Counterintuitive: Not having conscious rational thought.
Crunch: The moment of decision or crisis.
Hardships: severe suffering or pain.
Hierarchy: An arrangement of people or things in a group, in order of rank or importance.
Jaunt: A short journey for pleasure.
Monotheism: Belief or workship of a single god.
Egalitarian: A person who believes in the principle of equality for all.
Trait: Attribute.
Trend: A general direction or tendency.
Pace: Rhythm.
Elite: The most influential people within society.
Jibe: To mock.