"Ever After" and Other Short Stories Glossary

"Ever After" and Other Short Stories Glossary

impervious

Resistant to attack or intrusion

utilitarian

Referring to things that are practical in an everyday sense.

indiscriminate

Done in a haphazard, random, or arbitrary way indicating a lack of concern.

balefully

Done in a menacing or threatening way.

solidarity

A sense or feeling of unity and agreement toward a common purpose.

diaphanous

Something with can be seen through but in a gauzy and not completely clear fashion.

iridescent

Lustrous and shimmering.

chanteuse

A female singer in a cabaret-type club.

panhandled

Having begged for money on the street.

furtive

In a sneaky or secretive way.

gnarled

Twisted and bent, usually conveying a sense of advanced age.

tedious

Deadly dull and boring.

deprivation

A state of deficiency or having lost something essential.

Superego

In Freudian psychology, the term used to describe the conscience.

decadent

A state of extravagant indulgence and corrupt depravity.

menagerie

A collection of animals, either real or in artistic form.

spiel

A prepared speech delivered for the purpose of selling or advertising something.

Mazurka

A Polish folk dance with music often supplied in part by an accordion.

assonance

The rhyme-like repetition of similar vowel sounds paired with varying consonants.

relentlessly

Done in a persistent way that is difficult to be stopped.

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