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Out of the Dust #1
Winter 1934 - Spring 1934
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fidgety | nervous and unable to relax |
| wager | maintain with or as if with a bet |
| civil | not rude |
| testy | easily irritated or annoyed |
| distracted | having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety |
| determined | characterized by great firmness of purpose |
| expose | make visible or apparent |
| gleaming | bright with a steady but subdued shining |
| dampen | make moist |
| withered | having lost all moisture |
| crusty | blunt and ill-tempered |
| simmer | boil slowly at low temperature |
| dumpling | dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry |
| sear | cause a burning or stinging pain |
| gripe | complain |