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The Devil's Arithmetic-part 2

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AB
peripherythe outermost part within a boundary
protrudingsticking out from a surface;projecting
satchela small bag or piece of luggage
profounddeep, far-reaching, total
persistentrufusing to let go, lasting, unceasing
stench a stong unpleasant smell;stink
spontaneouslyoccuring from impulse;happening without cause
alienatesto lose friendships; estranges
impudentbold and disrespectful;rude
uninflectedto not vary the pitch of the voice
ingratean ungrateful person
dissipatingdriving away by dispersing;scattering
unwarrantednot capable of being justified; groundless
arbitrarybased on impulse;not on reason
elusiveavoiding or escaping
vividbright and distinct;intense
middendunghill or refuse heap
pervasiveto spread or be present throughout;permeate
contortedtwisted or become twisted out of shape
chaosgreat disorder or confusion
erodedto become worn away
rivetedfixed in place
portentsindications that something is about to happen
defiantlyopenly resistant to authority;refusing to obey
ironya way of using words to suggest the opposite of what they mean
superimposedlaid or placed over or upon something else
l'chaimto life
remnantsportions or quantities left over; remainders


Mrs. Balzano

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