The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Part 1 (p.1-100)

Björn F. (Sweden)
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  1. devour
    eat immoderately
  2. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  3. vulture
    a large diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion
  4. orbit
    the path of a celestial body in its revolution about another
  5. seizure
    the taking possession of something by legal process
  6. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  7. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  8. humidity
    wetness in the atmosphere
  9. perseverance
    the act of continuing or repeating
  10. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  11. annual
    occurring every year
  12. brawl
    quarrel or fight noisily, angrily or disruptively
  13. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  14. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
  15. shove
    come into rough contact with while moving
  16. stutter
    speak haltingly
  17. lisp
    a speech defect that involves mispronouncing "s" and "z"
  18. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  19. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  20. charity
    an institution set up to provide help to the needy
  21. mutilate
    destroy or injure severely
  22. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  23. janitor
    someone employed to clean and maintain a building
  24. stroll
    a leisurely walk, usually in some public place
  25. hermit
    one retired from society for religious reasons
  26. erect
    upright in position or posture
  27. apparently
    seemingly; as far as one can tell
  28. mute
    expressed without speech
  29. rummage
    search haphazardly
  30. doom
    an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
  31. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  32. traitor
    a person who says one thing and does another
  33. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  34. petrify
    change into stone
  35. toss
    throw with a light motion
  36. blister
    an elevation of the skin filled with fluid
  37. adhesive
    tending to stick to firmly
  38. suffocate
    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  39. fragile
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  40. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
Created on Fri Mar 03 04:45:52 EST 2017 (updated Fri Mar 03 05:03:22 EST 2017)

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