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I don't know what made me do it now; perhaps Grandfather's death and what I've read in the woods have left me on edge and vulnerable.†
p. 100.2 *
I want to reach up and touch that skin under his eyes, the one place I've seen any vulnerability in him, make him feel better.†
p. 211.5
Still, I feel undeniably brave and vulnerable as I stand there in the forest with words that I cannot take back.†
p. 275.3
How vulnerable we would be without the Society to keep them all away.†
p. 326.5

Definitions:

(1) (vulnerable)
easily hurt or in need of help; or easily influenced or subject to temptation
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Specialized Definitions for vulnerable:

Ecology: species believed likely to move into the endangered category if no action is taken

Bridge (card game): the period after winning one game in a rubber when higher penalties (and bonuses) are scored