In Real Life: List 2

by Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang
Anda loves playing Coarsegold Online, and she discovers that she can make real money by hunting down the "gold farmers" who find valuables in the game and sell them to richer players. When she befriends a gold farmer, however, she learns that his real-life circumstances are much more complicated than she expected.

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  1. guild
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    I organize a guild online and I'm looking for a few of you chickens to join me.
  2. avatar
    a new personification of a familiar idea or person
    This is my avatar.
  3. probation
    a trial period during which one's abilities are tested
    Here's my offer to the ladies: if you will play as a girl in Coarsegold Online, you will be given probationary memberships in the Clan Fahrenheit.
  4. full-fledged
    having gained complete status
    If you measure up in three months, you'll be full-fledged members.
  5. self-esteem
    a feeling of pride in yourself
    A speaker came to my class today and said it would boost my self-esteem to play with a guild.
  6. alchemist
    one who tried to change ordinary metals into gold
    NEEDED
    warriors
    and alchemists
    for raid in
    Scholar City
  7. recruit
    any new member or supporter, as in the armed forces
    Nice work, recruit.
  8. mission
    a special assignment that is given to a person or group
    Look, I have a mission that pays real cash.
  9. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
    Is that against Clan rules?
  10. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
    Now come on, it's over at the Plantation.
  11. infirmary
    a health facility where patients receive treatment
    I'm all the way at the Infirmary, Anda!
  12. resurrect
    return from the dead
    ...it'll take me 10 minutes to resurrect!
  13. ambassador
    an informal representative
    You could be, like, the "Ambassadors of D&D."
  14. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
    Some dudes who're jealous the other guy is snatching all the good territory.
  15. range
    the limits within which something can be effective
    Let's head back to base and buy more weapons. I wanna get something with a better range.
  16. register
    record in a public office or in a court of law
    I'm registered as a resident of Hunan, so I can only go to the doctor back home.
  17. deposit
    put into a bank account
    Who are these people depositing money in your PayPal account?
  18. recreational
    engaged in as a pastime
    In fact...no recreational internet use for a week.
  19. naive
    inexperienced
    I understand the world can be a cruel place and there are people out there counting on naive kids like you to take advantage of.
  20. strike
    refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad conditions
    Since Saturday, December 8 at noon, Goodman Manufacturing, which employs more than 1,000 people, has been on strike.
  21. proposal
    something suggested, as a plan or assumption
    Differences between the proposals involve wages and employer contributions to medical coverage.
  22. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
    I looked it up, there's an Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance that you're eligible for.
  23. secure
    free from danger or risk
    Your life is secure here. I make sure of that.
  24. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
    We were exploiting the game too!
  25. conspire
    act in agreement and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
    The boss caught him conspiring to take down the company and fired him immediately.
  26. incident
    a public disturbance
    I heard about your incident with Lucy yesterday.
  27. dabble
    work with in an amateurish manner
    I've also been informed of the two of you dabbling in paid anti gold-farming missions.
  28. represent
    be a delegate or spokesperson for
    I wouldn't normally care what you do on your own time except you are representing the Fahrenheits, and harassing others is against our mission.
  29. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
    I wouldn't normally care what you do on your own time except you are representing the Fahrenheits, and harassing others is against our mission.
  30. suspend
    bar temporarily
    You are both temporarily suspended until I've decided on a suitable punishment.
  31. reinforcement
    additional support for an existing military operation
    Thought you might need some reinforcements.
  32. roster
    a list of names
    Here's the roster of recruits.
  33. escort
    accompaniment of someone or something for protection
    I need an escort to Pirate Island.
  34. tense
    in or of a state of physical or nervous strain
    Things are already tense because of what happened to Raymond.
  35. canvass
    get opinions by asking specific questions
    Canvass these areas for all avatars that respond to "Nyci.com.cn" and send this to them.
  36. befall
    become of; happen to
    What if misfortune were to befall us all?
  37. formally
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
    Anyway, I would like to formally reinvite Anda back into the guild, if she'd like.
  38. honorable
    adhering to ethical and moral principles
    You will play honorably, you will play fiercely, and above all, you will show others what it takes to be extraordinary.
  39. vouch
    give personal assurance; guarantee
    Thanks for vouching for me, Small Town.
  40. pixel
    the smallest discrete component of an image on a screen
    It's weird. You're just a collection of pixels, but I worried.
Created on Wed Aug 07 15:59:34 EDT 2019 (updated Thu Aug 08 09:27:31 EDT 2019)

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