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by a unanimous vote

a decision made when every single member of a group is in complete agreement, resulting in no votes against it

to endorse

give support or one's approval to

to blackball

banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban (-)

potion

a liquid for drinking, especially a medicinal, magic, or poisonous drink

to spur to

to encourage

to point the way to

suggestion how something might be done in a better way

to succumb to

to submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire

mindboggling

intellectually overwhelming

stark difference

a clear difference

resistance

the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely

at a crossroads

a place or time of decision when a realization is made and change or penance results

the cutting edge of

the most modern state of development

to convert sugar into

to metabolize sugar

to outstrip

to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

to ramp up

to make something increase in amount

by nearly universal acclaim

something has received enthusiastic praise from almost everyone, with very little public or critical disagreement

scourge

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

to wipe from the face of the earth

to completely destroy, eliminate, or obliterate something or someone

to keep something at bay

prevent someone or something from approaching or having an effect

to give way to

to retreat, to withdraw

to overstate

to exaggerate

to depress a person's brain functioning

an action caused by an anesthetic

from time beyond memory

time so long past as to be indefinite in history or tradition

to alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

misstep

wrong step; slip in conduct or judgement; blunder

progeny

offspring; children

analgesic

drug that relieves pain, painkiller

arthritis

joint inflammation

to wear out

to tire greatly; to exhaust [often used in the passive]

diabetes

a disease that prevents the body from converting food into energy

insulin

a hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics

near-starvation diet

a diet that severely restricts calories, often to 800 or fewer per day

to metabolize

to break down substances in cells to obtain energy

to extract

to remove or take out

hormone-replacement therapy

a medical treatment that replaces hormones the body is no longer producing in sufficient amounts

smallpox

a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs; responsible for killing Native Americans

polio

a highly contagious infectious disease of the spinal cord caused by a filterable virus

foremost

chief, most important, primary; in the first place

to be on the verge of

to be about to do something

to cement

to unite by or as if by cement

morphine

narcotic drug derived from opium, used to treat severe pain

opium

a highly addictive substance made from the sap of the opium poppy

narcotic addiction

a pattern of compulsive drug use characterized by a continued craving for an opioid and the need to use the opioid for effect rather than pain management

active ingredient

the chemical component that gives a medicine its action

pain management

the alleviation of pain or a reduction in pain to a level of comfort that is acceptable to the client

peripheral pain

chronic pain caused by damage or disease affecting the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord

revival

the act or process of bringing back to life

aspirin

a synthetic compound used medicinally to relieve mild or chronic pain and to reduce fever and inflammation, usually taken in tablet form

vaccine

a harmless variant or derivative of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen