Matching Pairs Sleep Deprivation in Teenagers (vocabulary)Online version Match the words with the definitions. by m shahsavar 1 Epidemic 2 Zombie 3 Mimic 4 Irritable 5 Adolescence 6 Reckless 7 Melatonin 8 Impulsive 9 Deprivation Acting without caution or care. To imitate or resemble closely Acting without thinking through the consequences A widespread occurrence of a particular phenomenon, typically a disease. Easily annoyed or angered The transitional period between childhood and adulthood A person who appears to be lifeless or lacking consciousness, often used metaphorically to describe extreme tiredness. The lack or denial of something, in this context, it refers to the lack of sleep. A hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles. 1 Achievement gap 2 Obesity 3 Valid 4 Puberty 5 Surmise 6 Plague 7 Logistical 8 Implications 9 Districts 10 Pediatricians 11 Unfounded To cause continual trouble, distress, or annoyance Doctors who specialize in the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Not based on fact or evidence To infer or guess based on limited evidence or intuition Administrative divisions or areas, especially for educational purposes The potential consequences or effects of a decision or action the stage in people's lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body that make them able to have children A medical condition characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat Sound or justifiable; well-founded Relating to the organization and coordination of complex activities The disparity in educational attainment between different groups of students.