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The Tipping Point unit 4



2. Work with a partner. Match the words and phrases on the left with the correct definition or synonym on the right. Write the appropriate letter in the blank. Compare your answers with those of other students. Page 74

__h___1. Transmission
___i__2. Mavens
__c___3. Word of mouth
__d___4. Epidemic
___j__5. Generate
__b___6. Got ahold of
__e___7. Consumed by
__g___8. Win someone over
__l___9. Profiled
__f___10. Root
___a__11. Goes a Long way toward
__k___12. holds

a. Is true
b. Contacted; communicated with
c. Related to people telling people
d. Large number of cases of an infectious disease occurring at the same time
e. Totally involved in
f. Cause; source
g. Persuade someone to do something
h. Passing of something from one person, place, or thing to another
i. People who know a lot and talked a lot about a particular subject
j. Produce or create
k. Succeeds in
l. Described



What are your most important tiiping points?

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