harrison bergeon vocabulary

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handicap
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A disadvantage in a particular situation, sometimes caused by a disability
clammy
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cold and damp
FBI agents
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G-men
sashweights
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lead weights used in some kinds of windows to keep them from falling shut when raised
bird shot
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pellets of small size used for shooting birds
glimmer
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a faint, unsteady light
impediment
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(n.) a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
snaggletooth
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broken or uneven tooth
collision
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the moment when two objects hit each other
clank
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A loud sound like pieces of metal hitting each other
hobbled
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moved or walked awkwardly with a limp
willow
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a tree with tough slender branches
baton
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rod a conductor uses to direct an orchestra or band
flounced
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moved impatiently
gamboled
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leaped or skipped playfully
spun
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past tense of spin
winced
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give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.
riveting gun
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a power tool used to hammer the bolts (called rivets) used in construction work to fasten metal beams or plates together

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