We've got your back. With the Tough-O-Meter, you'll know whether to bring extra layers or Swiss army knives as you summit the literary mountain. (10 = Toughest)
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Once in a while, Feed throws in a real, SAT-busting word like "suppuration" or "intercrural."
Mostly, though, you can stash your dictionary: the only difficult words here are ones that you're not going to find by looking up. Most of the time, Feed sounds like your best friend talking to you—if your best friend lived in a futuristic version of America. Anderson drops us right into the wacky futuristic slang, but we know you. You're hip. You'll get the hang of it.