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  1. hallucinate
    have illusions; perceive what is not actually there
    I'm still not entirely convinced that I was hallucinating the night the floor of my hospital room transformed into a carpet of writhing snakes.
  2. overreact
    show an exaggerated response to something
    Like I either imagined it, which is quite possible, or I'm overreacting, which will buy me a trip back to the drug-induced dreamland I'm trying so hard to escape.
  3. implantation
    the act of planting or setting in the ground
    " Back in 10, he'd worked on one of the beef ranches, maintaining the genetic diversity of the herd with the implantation of long-frozen cow embryos.
  4. tomcat
    male cat
    In the kitchen doorway, back arched, ears flattened, stands the ugliest tomcat in the world.
  5. buttercup
    any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
    "Buttercup, " I say.
  6. embed
    fix or set securely or deeply
    It was Gale who thought of the Meadow, one of the few places not filled with old wooden homes embedded with coal dust.
  7. infertile
    incapable of reproducing
    Awhile back, there was some sort of pox epidemic that killed a bunch of them and left a lot more infertile.
  8. complicate
    make less simple
    I start with the simplest things I know to be true and work toward the more complicated.
  9. bonding
    the act of fastening firmly together
    For a while, when we used to meet up at the old house because we both disliked this new one, we seemed to be bonding a little.
  10. scavenger
    someone who collects things discarded by others
    But others, probably overcome with smoke, escaped the worst of the flames and now lie reeking in various states of decomposition, carrion for scavengers, blanketed by flies.
  11. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
    And that's when the hovercraft unexpectedly arrived to evacuate them to District 13, where there were more than enough clean, white living compartments, plenty of clothing, and three meals a day.
  12. perimeter
    a line enclosing a plane area
    Around the perimeter is a shallow border of refuse where the shops stood.
  13. pox
    a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
    Awhile back, there was some sort of pox epidemic that killed a bunch of them and left a lot more infertile.
  14. subside
    wear off or die down
    This is hard because the effects of the concussion she gave me haven't completely subsided and my thoughts still have a tendency to jumble together.
  15. decomposition
    the organic phenomenon of rotting
    But others, probably overcome with smoke, escaped the worst of the flames and now lie reeking in various states of decomposition, carrion for scavengers, blanketed by flies.
  16. concussion
    injury to the brain caused by a blow
    This is hard because the effects of the concussion she gave me haven't completely subsided and my thoughts still have a tendency to jumble together.
  17. embryo
    an animal organism in the early stages of growth
    " Back in 10, he'd worked on one of the beef ranches, maintaining the genetic diversity of the herd with the implantation of long-frozen cow embryos.
Created on Wed May 18 14:31:26 EDT 2011

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