Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. fusty
    stale and unclean smelling
  2. bawl
    cry loudly
  3. quilted
    made of two layers of fabric with padding in between
  4. awning
    a canvas canopy to shelter people or things from rain or sun
  5. gawky
    awkward and clumsy in movement or posture
  6. wilt
    become limp
  7. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  8. cut glass
    glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets
  9. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  10. mimeograph
    duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed
  11. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  12. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  13. rabid
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  14. license
    a legal document giving official permission to do something
Created on Thu Aug 02 21:04:27 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Aug 02 21:36:00 EDT 2012)

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