Illustrated Man - The Veldt

CookDubin (United States of America)
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  1. veldt
    elevated open grassland in southern Africa
  2. sensitize
    make sensitive or aware
  3. automatic
    operating with minimal human intervention
  4. thatch
    plant stalks used as roofing material
  5. glade
    a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
  6. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
  7. crystalline
    distinctly or sharply outlined
  8. conceive
    have the idea for
  9. efficiency
    skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
  10. twinge
    a sudden sharp feeling
  11. jaunt
    a journey taken for pleasure
  12. matted
    tangled in a dense mass
  13. sedative
    a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
  14. emanation
    something that is emitted or radiated
  15. subside
    wear off or die down
  16. neurotic
    affected by worry due to a mental disturbance
  17. intersperse
    place between or among
  18. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  19. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  20. persecute
    cause to suffer
  21. spoor
    the trail left by a person or an animal
  22. engrossed
    giving or marked by complete attention to
Created on Wed Mar 06 20:10:50 EST 2013 (updated Thu Mar 07 08:20:23 EST 2013)

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