Chapter 2
Vocabulary Words

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Word	Page #	Definition
aspirin	22	a white pill, or tablet, used for relief of pain and fever; pain medicine
chromium	23	a blue-white metallic element found naturally only in combination and used especially in alloys and metals
crave	25	to want greatly; need
despair	20	utter loss of hope
emotion	20	a state of feeling
jauntily	24	sprightly in manner or appearance; lively
momentum	26	strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events
preferable	19	having greater value or desirability; being preferred
reckless	22	marked by lack of proper caution; careless of consequences
rumor	21	talk or opinion widely spread around with no known source
scurry	21	to move in or as if in a brisk pace
switchboard	26	a device (as in a telephone exchange) with a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled

Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in The Mouse and the Motorcycle

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