Vonnegut's 2BR02B

Ms. Bowen (United States of America)
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  1. immortalize
    make famous forever
    "Yes—here you are. You're entitled to be immortalized. See any faceless body here you'd like me to stick your head on? We've got a few choice ones left."
  2. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
    "I think it's perfectly keen," said Wehling tautly.
  3. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
    A sardonic old man, about two hundred years old, sat on a stepladder, painting a mural he did not like.
  4. tribulation
    an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
    The painter expressed with an obscenity his lack of concern for the tribulations of his survivors.
  5. disorderly
    lacking any regular or logical organization
    His camouflage was perfect, since the waiting room had a disorderly and demoralized air, too.
  6. demoralize
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
    His camouflage was perfect, since the waiting room had a disorderly and demoralized air, too.
  7. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
    She was demure about what she did.
  8. stabilize
    support and make steadfast
    The population of the United States was stabilized at forty-million souls.
  9. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
    It was the portrait of a tanned, white-haired, omnipotent Zeus, two hundred and forty years old.
  10. sulky
    sullen or moody
    "Nope," said Wehling sulkily.
  11. implication
    something that is inferred
    She was exclaiming over the legal implications of triplets.
  12. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
    She studied the mural bleakly.
  13. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
    He smiled luminously.
  14. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
    All the answers that the painter could think of were grim.
  15. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
    A coarse, formidable woman strode into the waiting room on spike heels.
Created on Mon Sep 05 23:17:55 EDT 2016

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