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frisson

Being one of three females in the program also gave her a little frisson.

—p.146 OLIVIA VANDERGRIFF (145) by Richard Powers
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adventitious

Hulking conifers that sprout adventitious roots high in the canopy that dip back down to feed on the mats of soil accumulating in the vees of their own branches.

—p.141 PATRICIA WESTERFORD (112) by Richard Powers
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logy

A duet ensues: the bright, pert, human come-on, followed by the logy but obliging bird, hidden in the trees.

—p.138 PATRICIA WESTERFORD (112) by Richard Powers
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copse

He drives them to a copse of spared hardwoods in the bottoms of a slow stream.

—p.115 PATRICIA WESTERFORD (112) by Richard Powers
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cantilever

From high up in this crazy cantilevered oak, looking down on the sidewalk

—p.101 NEELAY MEHTA (91) by Richard Powers
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