The Gymnast

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  1. paralyze
    cause to be immobile
    She suffered from polio, pneumonia, and scarlet fever as a young child, which left her partially paralyzed.
  2. electrify
    equip for use with charged energy
    Inside Stadio Olympico in Rome, the girl who thought she may never walk—let alone run—electrified the crowd and swiftly carved through her opposition.
  3. blossom
    a flower or cluster of flowers on a plant
    In high school she became a basketball star and was recruited to run track at Tennessee State where she blossomed into a superstar.
  4. intelligent
    having the capacity for thought and reason to a high degree
    Attractive, intelligent, and charming, Rudolph had defied the heavy odds against her and become the Olympian of which Americans should perhaps be most proud.
  5. brilliant
    full of light; shining intensely
    La Gazella Wilma Rudolph
    Recent American sprinters Gail Devers, Florence Griffth Joyner, and Marion Jones owe a lot to the brilliant performance of a 20-year-old woman named Wilma Rudolph.
  6. proud
    feeling self-respect, self-esteem, or self-importance
    Attractive, intelligent, and charming, Rudolph had defied the heavy odds against her and become the Olympian of which Americans should perhaps be most proud.
  7. crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
    Inside Stadio Olympico in Rome, the girl who thought she may never walk—let alone run—electrified the crowd and swiftly carved through her opposition.
Created on Tue May 25 10:36:00 EDT 2010 (updated Tue May 25 10:50:17 EDT 2010)

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