Babel Glossary

Babel Glossary

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Written by Monica Barry

Forbearance

Patience, endurance

Exalted

Prominent, elevated

Appalling

Shocking, terrible

Truculent

Hostile, aggressive

Guile

Artifice, cunning

Carouse

Binge drinking

Circumvent

Bypass, avoid

Opulent

Luxurious, grand

Frugal

Provident, economical

Interminable

Incessant, endless

Refuted

Exploded, demolished

Imperious

Forceful, assertive

Servile

Cringing, humble

Garrulous

Blathering, talkative

Dissonance

Cacophony, harshness

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