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Definition
"fight or flight" stimulating hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (making the body feel excited and ready for action)
- He's an adrenaline junkie, and his psyche requires illicit excitement.p. 84.3
- He is an adrenaline junkie, relishing the rush of competing for power.p. 207.8
- The president rides a wave of adrenaline off the stage and back into the hotel.p. 255.5
- The assassin is an impulsive man, and perhaps even more powerless to stop the flood of adrenaline that would course through any man's body after firing a high-powered rifle at the president of the United States.p. 265.1
There are no more uses of "adrenaline" in Killing Kennedy.
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