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354 Chapter 11 Word Elements: The Body and Healthin the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) geneshows up in many people who demonstrate this eating condition.2. apathy, apatheticThe U.S. presidential election of 2008, in which Barak Obama ranagainst John McCain, reversed the trend of American voting. In fact, voter turnout was the highest inforty-four years. Still, at 56.8 percent, U.S. turnout still indicated asomewhatresponse.3. malice, maliciousComputer hackers can break into bank or credit card files, stealfinancial information, and enrich themselves. Or, in acts of pure, they can simply destroy a system for thefun of it. Now, though, companies are hiring “ethical” or “whitehat”hackers to protect their systems. These hackers are equallyskilled but lack thecriminal counterparts.intentions of their4. symbiotic, symbiosisA few short years ago, the tiny Miami blue butterfly was one of theworld’s rarest species. With only eight adults left, the FloridaWildlife Conservatory Commission declared it an endangeredspecies. When it is a caterpillar, the butterfly lives inwith ants. In thisrelationship, ants care for the caterpillar and in return the caterpillar’sbody gives off a sweet substance that the ants eat. Fortunately,a breeding program has been successful, and the butterfly isbeing reintroduced into the wild.5. anarchy, anarchists, anarchicIn a famous case, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who wereself-proclaimed, were found guilty of murder.Their supporters charged that the two men were convictedonly because of theirbeliefs that all formsof government oppress people. Sacco and Vanzetti felt thatCopyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.