Stephen King Word List

Kent F.
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  1. alter ego
    a very close friend who seems almost a part of yourself
    But then he ends up transporting his mind into our world -- specifically, into the minds of junkie smuggler Eddie Dean, and legless civil rights activist Odetta Holmes (and her evil alter ego, Detta).
  2. carnivorous
    relating to flesh-eating animals
    Roland is sick, and being pursued by carnivorous "lobstrosities."
  3. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
    Because of a paradox he created when he saved the boy Jake, his mind is starting to deteriorate.
  4. malevolence
    wishing evil to others
    Roland "draws" these two into his own world, but Eddie's withdrawal and Detta's malevolence might kill his quest before it even starts.
  5. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
    Because of a paradox he created when he saved the boy Jake, his mind is starting to deteriorate.
  6. activist
    a reformer who works to achieve social or political change
    But then he ends up transporting his mind into our world -- specifically, into the minds of junkie smuggler Eddie Dean, and legless civil rights activist Odetta Holmes (and her evil alter ego, Detta).
  7. specifically
    in distinction from others
    But then he ends up transporting his mind into our world -- specifically, into the minds of junkie smuggler Eddie Dean, and legless civil rights activist Odetta Holmes (and her evil alter ego, Detta).
  8. ego
    an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
    But then he ends up transporting his mind into our world -- specifically, into the minds of junkie smuggler Eddie Dean, and legless civil rights activist Odetta Holmes (and her evil alter ego, Detta).
  9. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
    But no sooner has he joined them than they come to a ruined city, with an insane mono train and a sinister figure following them...
  10. tutor
    a person who gives private instruction
    "The Waste Lands" begins with Roland tutoring Susannah (formerly Odetta/Detta) and Eddie in how to be gunslingers.
  11. quest
    the act of searching for something
    Roland "draws" these two into his own world, but Eddie's withdrawal and Detta's malevolence might kill his quest before it even starts.
  12. pursue
    follow in an effort to capture
    Roland is sick, and being pursued by carnivorous "lobstrosities."
  13. alter
    cause to change; make different
    But then he ends up transporting his mind into our world -- specifically, into the minds of junkie smuggler Eddie Dean, and legless civil rights activist Odetta Holmes (and her evil alter ego, Detta).
  14. rapidly
    with quick movements
    But while the newlyweds are rapidly getting the hang of it, Roland is not doing well.
  15. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    But then he ends up transporting his mind into our world -- specifically, into the minds of junkie smuggler Eddie Dean, and legless civil rights activist Odetta Holmes (and her evil alter ego, Detta).
  16. mere
    being nothing more than specified
    The Drawing of the Three" kicks off mere hours after "Gunslinger" ends.
  17. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    But no sooner has he joined them than they come to a ruined city, with an insane mono train and a sinister figure following them...
Created on Mon Nov 15 14:26:21 EST 2010

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