The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2

Ms. Anderson (United States of America)
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  1. chronic
    habitual
    p. 217 "I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of American immigrants. And to the tribe of basketball players. And to the tribe of bookworms. And to the tribe of cartoonists. And to the tribe of CHRONIC masturbators. And to the tribe of teenage boys."
  2. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
    p. 123 "Penelope was ecstatic about the idea."
  3. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
    p. 175 "Then all of my classmates walked out of the room. A spontaneous demonstration."
  4. mutilate
    destroy or injure severely
    p. 55 "I would have been pummeled. MUTILATED. Crucified."
  5. scintillating
    marked by high spirits or excitement
    p. 183 "Yep, I was scintillating." (in a very sarcastic tone) * * *
  6. demoralize
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
    p. 192 "But I wasn't done. Not by a long shot. I wanted to score. I'd taken the ball from Rowdy and now I wanted to score in his face. I wanted to absolutely DEMORALIZE him."
  7. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
    p. 222 "The lake is round. Perfectly round. So the scientist said it was probably an ancient and DORMANT volcano crater."
  8. eccentric
    a person with an unusual or odd personality
    p. 155 "Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. In fact, weird people were often celebrated."
  9. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
    p. 56 "Then the white kids began arriving for school. They surrounded me. Those kids weren't just white. They were TRANSLUCENT."
Created on Fri Nov 01 11:54:07 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Nov 01 13:52:45 EDT 2013)

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