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jittering
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verb
fluctuations in the image on a television screen or in copy received by facsimile transmission, caused by interference or by momentary failures of synchronization. –verb (used without object p 115 |
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verandah
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noun
a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery. |
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dismantling
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verb
to disassemble or pull down; take apart pg 171 |
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emaciated
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verb
thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny p 191 |
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flayed
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verb
to strip off the skin or outer covering of p 191 |
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piteously
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adverb
evoking or deserving pity; patheticly |
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unfurling
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–verb (used with object)
1. to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.pg.30 |
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portable
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adjective
1. capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stagep.74 |
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aloft
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adverb
high up; far above the ground p 74 |
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rampage
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noun
violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive. p 115 |
