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Cerebral |
Of or relating to the brain |
I was actually born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside my skull. |
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Susceptible |
Yielding readily to or capable of |
I haven’t had a seizure in seven years, but the doctors tell me that I am “ susceptible to seizure activity.” |
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Impediment |
Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress |
You wouldn’t think there is anything life threatening about speech impediments, but let me tell you,there is nothing more dangerous than being a lad with a stutter and a lisp. |
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Woe |
Misery resulting from affliction |
And now I’m sure you’re asking, “Okay, okay, Mr. Hunger Artist, Mr. Mouth-Full-of-Words, Mr. Woe-Is-Me,Mr. Secret Recipe, what is the worst thing about being poor?” |
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Whimper |
Cry weakly or softly |
He whimpered in pain. |
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Perseverance |
Persistent determination |
Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. |
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Persistent |
Never-ceasing |
Rowdy isn’t a fast reader, but he’s persistent. |
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Ambidextrous |
Equally skillful with each hand |
I’m ambidextrous. |
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Minion |
Servile or fawning dependant |
Some of our teachers make us eat birdseed so we’ll feel closer to the earth, and other teachers hatebirds because they are supposedly minions of the Devil. |
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Decrepit |
Worn and broken down by hard use |
And let me tell you, that old, old, old, decrepit geometry book hit my heart with the force of a nuclearbomb. |
