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“She imagines that the plane disintegrates, first the floor and then the seats and then the metallic shell” (Yoon 278 PDF)
What does the word 'disintegrate' mean?
Break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay.
“All of it is one hundred percent pure, unadulterated bullshit, and I just refuse to care.” (Yoon 258 PDF)
What does the word 'unadulterated' mean?
Not mixed or diluted with any different or extra elements; complete and absolute.
“She holds hands with the acrophobic and the agoraphobic.” (Yoon 276 PDF)
Someone who has an extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.
“A bright blue cloth is crumpled on the floor, and a length of string bisects the room.” (Yoon 261 PDF)
What does the word 'Bisect' mean?
To divide into 2 parts
“Her optic nerve is transmitting those signals to her visual cortex.” (Yoon 269 PDF)
What do the words 'visual cortex' mean?
The part of the cerebral cortex that receives and processes sensory nerve impulses from the eyes.
“It does feel to her like her entire world is being razed.” (Yoon 267 PDF)
What does the word 'raze' mean?
Completely destroy (usually a building, town, or other site).
“Irene admires his unselfconsciousness” (Yoon 277 PDF)
What does the word 'unselfconsciousness' mean?
The quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
“It’s a weird kind of dissonance, seeing him stand here in front of my door.” (Yoon 259 PDF)
What does the word 'dissonance' mean?
A tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.
“Between one and ten percent of people identify as Rastafarians.” (Yoon 251 PDF)
What does the word 'Rastafarian' mean?
A member of the Rastafarian religious movement. Rastafarians have distinctive codes of behavior and dress, including the wearing of dreadlocks, the smoking of cannabis, the rejection of Western medicine, and adherence to a diet that excludes pork, shellfish, and milk.