"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before."
~Kurt Vonnegut
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Monday, December 8, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Library Word of the Week - Words of Maze Runner
With the Maze Runner movie out (and the book being pretty great too), I thought I'd share some words from the book that might be uncommon. (Full list is here). Be sure to check out Maze Runner, and it's other related titles: Scorch Trials, Death Cure, and the prequel: Kill Order.
dilapidated
dilapidated
in deplorable conditionAn odd, dilapidated wooden building near one of the corners of the square contrasted greatly with the gray stone.
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knotsA few trees surrounded it, their roots like gnarled hands digging into the rock floor for food.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsFor some reason the clothing here surprised Thomas; it seemed like everyone should be wearing something more menacing— like prison garb.
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying oneHis mind functioned without flaw, trying to calculate his surroundings and predicament.
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