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Seismometer - An instrument that measures motion of the ground, caused by, for example, an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or the use of explosives.
Harold’s trunk was as crumpled as his hood—he looked like a seismograph reading, except for the passenger compartment, which was perfectly intact.

Seismometer - An instrument that measures motion of the ground, caused by, for example, an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or the use of explosives.
Harold’s trunk was as crumpled as his hood—he looked like a seismograph reading, except for the passenger compartment, which was perfectly intact.

Gyre - a spiral; a vortex.
'Turning and turning in the widening gyre.'

Debutante - an upper-class young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society.
We’re finally leading the debutante lives we’ve always deserved.

Incongruous - not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

Incongruous - not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

“Everyone always celebrates the easy attractiveness of green or blue eyes, but there was a depth to Davis’s brown eyes that you just don’t get from lighter colors, and the way he looked at me made me feel like there was something worthwhile in the brown of my eyes, too.” I love this quote, because I have brown eyes and this quote is so true. For once someone is talking about brown eyes and it makes me so happy.

“Everyone always celebrates the easy attractiveness of green or blue eyes, but there was a depth to Davis’s brown eyes that you just don’t get from lighter colors, and the way he looked at me made me feel like there was something worthwhile in the brown of my eyes, too.” I love this quote, because I have brown eyes and this quote is so true. For once someone is talking about brown eyes and it makes me so happy.

Unsullied - not spoiled or made impure