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Analysis & Reading Map of 'The Marginal World'

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“The Marginal World” Mutable - capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature Niche - an enclosure that is set back or indented Fissures - long narrow openings Chitinous - resembling a tough semitransparent horny substance Lilliputian - a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift Pallid - lacking in intensity or brightness Delineated - represented accurately or precisely Poignant - arousing effect, stimulating to the mind and/or body Ephemeral - anything short-lived, like an insect, or something lasting a very short time Discernible - Perceptible by the senses or intellect Strewn - covered or spread around by scattering Nostalgic - unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or …show more content…

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