A Country You Can Leave Glossary

by Asale Angel-Ajani

A Country You Can Leave Glossary

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Written by Monica Barry

Dilapidated

Battered, shabby

Abdicate

Retire, quit

Grimace

Sneer, frown

Proponent

Advocate, supporter

Myriad

Crowd, masses

Diffident

Modest, shy

Reimburse

Compensate

Reprobate

Villain, sinner

Opaque

Dirty, hazy

Grisly

Gruesome, horrible

Diminution

Weakening, restriction

Divergent

Unlike, different

Exorable

Relentless

Mulatto

Mixed race person

Reinstated

Restored, replaced

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