The Sniper

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  1. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
    Almost immediately, a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof.
  2. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
    Around the beleaguered Four Courts the heavy guns roared.
  3. turret
    a small tower extending above a building
    She began to talk to the man in the turret of the car.
  4. spasmodically
    in spurts and fits
    Here and there through the city, machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically, like dogs barking on lone farms.
  5. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
    His ruse had succeeded.
  6. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
    A paroxysm of pain swept through him.
Created on Wed Mar 10 07:49:49 EST 2010

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