Stephen King - The Gunslinger

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  1. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  2. gunslinger
    a professional killer who uses a gun
  3. haze
    dust or smoke in the air that causes reduced visibility
  4. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  5. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  6. loafing
    having no employment
  7. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  8. rawhide
    animal skin, especially of cattle, that has not been tanned
  9. heliograph
    an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on
  10. eyelet
    small hole in cloth or leather for passage of a cord or hook
  11. scouring
    the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
  12. hardpan
    crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
  13. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  14. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  15. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
  16. ideograph
    a written or drawn character that represents a concept
  17. prodding
    a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  18. char
    burn to charcoal
  19. spoor
    the trail left by a person or an animal
  20. dung
    fecal matter of animals
  21. untethered
    not confined or restricted with a tether
  22. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  23. maggot
    fly larva commonly found in decaying organic matter
  24. gyration
    the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
  25. gyrate
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around an axis
  26. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  27. curt
    brief and to the point
  28. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Created on Wed Aug 17 13:28:56 EDT 2011

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