The health consequences of nicotine addiction are enormous. Tobacco smoking is responsible for 1 of every 5 deaths and is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Children smoke 1.1 billion packs of cigarettes yearly. This accounts for more than $200 billion in future health care costs.
- Example: he showed great heroism in battle. - Example: he received a medal for valor. [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy] The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Valor \Valor\, n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F. valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth.
1560s, triumph over in an arrogant way, from Middle French insulter (14c.) and directly from Latin insultare to assail, to leap upon (already used by Cicero in sense of insult, scoff at, revile), frequentative of insilire leap at or upon, from in- on, at (see in- (2)) + salire to leap (see salient (adj.)).