Frayed- to become unraveled
tarnished- to become dull or spoiled after
bilge- dirty water that collects in corners
How about the Hunger Games? The book is great. I couldn't put it down when I started reading it (Just my opinion) There are 436 pages in the 1st book.
In "Mending Wall", by Robert Frost, the line from the poem that most strongly supports the idea that some people don't consider the implications of what they've been taught is option <em>D. "He will not go beyond his father's saying." </em>The narrator is doubtful about mending the wall, but the neighbor repeats his father´s words and traditions 'Good fences make good neighbors', and acts in consequence.
