1. TIPPING POINT, CHAPTER TWO:
THANKS TO VERONICA, Kyoung, EIMAN,
Luisa, Vu, Lin, Fatimah, Chune, Bank

2. INFECTION infection /in·fec·tion/ (-fek´shun)
invasion and multiplication of microorganisms
in body tissues
CHRONIC INFECTION Pathological state resulting
from having been infected
E.g.: Specialists are working on my computer trying to eradicate the
chronical infection produced by a cibervirus.

3. LINGER lin·ger (lnggr)
To persist
To be tardy in acting; procrastinate
LINGERING PROBLEM Prolonged issue
E.g.: Your stress is a result of a lingering problem.

4. •An explanation based on or in accordance with what
is generally done or believed.
e.g: The conventional explanation for the project
success is the well-chosen engineers .

5. •Fall suddenly and uncontrollably .
•Rapid decrease in value.
e.g: the company’s annual profit plunged 25% .

6. CLUSTER (v,n) : to form groups, or the
groups themselves
Example: ". . .when the incidence of sexually transmitted
disease is highest, the clusters of black stars on the roads
become thick with cases” (The Tipping Point, p.26).

7. ANONYMITY : to maintain a low profile in a
society or community.
Example: She enjoyed the anonymity of life in a large city.

8. ALIENATION: to get unfamiliar or
unnaturalized into a society or community.
Example: "The anonymity and alienation of big-city life makes
people hard and unfeeling” (The Tipping Point, p.27).

9. DIFFUSED: spread out or dispersed
Example: "When people are in a group. . .responsibility for
acting is diffused". (The Tipping Point, p.28)

10. Deteriorat
Def: (v) to be come worse
Thesaurus: e decline, degenerate;
1 his health deteriorated: worsen,
fail, slump, slip, go downhill, wane, ebb; informal go to
pot. ANTONYMS improve.
2 these materials deteriorate if stored wrongly: decay,
degrade, degenerate, break down, decompose, rot, go
off, spoil, perish; break up, disintegrate, crumble, fall
apart.
Word family: deteriorating (adj.), deterioration (n).

11. Hollowing out
to make a hole or empty space by removing the inside
part of something.

12. Definition: If something is scaled back, it means the number
of sth is
decreased.
Synonyms: Decrease, decline, grow down
Antonyms: Increase, rise

13. Definition: to destroy, destruct, breaking
Antonyms: vitalize, product, create

14. Equilibrium (n.)
Definition:
1.A state of balance, especially
Between opposing forces or
Influences.
2.A calm state of mind and a
balance of emotions.
Example: The point at which the
solid and the liquid are in
equilibrium is called the
freezing point.

15. Culprit (n.)
Definition:
1.a person who has done
sth wrong or against the
law.
2.A person or thing
responsible for causing a
problem.
Example: the police quickly
identified the real culprit.

16. contagious
O Con-ta-gious (adj)
O a disease that is contagious can be passed from person to person by
touch or if a feeling, attitude, or action is contagious, other people
are quickly affected by it and begin to have it or do it.
O diseases spread by contact are contagious and those spread by
air or water are infectious .
Chicken pox is a contagious
diseases which spread by
touching

17. decline
O De-cline (n)
O a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of
something.
O Synonyms: decrease.
O Antonyms: rise, increase.
The decline of the economy
can be seen clearly.

18. Have an impact on someone or something (n.)
Def: have an influence on someone or something
Exp. “Stickiness means that a message makes an impact ”
(Tipping Point, p. 25)

19. Provocative (adj.)
Def. acting as a stimulus or sensation
Exp. The word like in the first slogan is more provocative usage
than as in the second one.
√ 1) “Winston tastes good like a cigarette should”
X 2) Winston tastes good as a cigarette should
(Tipping Point, p. 25)

20.  Def. – be able to control something
 Example
◦ “Our immune systems keep [the bacterium] in check
easily” (The Tipping Point, p. 23)

21.  Def. – get rid of
 Example
◦ “[The children] defeated HIV, purged it from their
bodies, and went on to live healthy lives.” (The Tipping
Point, p. 24)