Fifty Shades Freed Glossary

Fifty Shades Freed Glossary

Despotic

Tyrranical

Altruistic

Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others

Accosts

Approach or address someone boldly or aggressively

Sumptuous

Splendid

Lascivious

Feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire

Quay

A stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships

Castigate

Reprimand someone severely

Conciliatory

Intended or likely to placate or pacify

Mulishly

Refusing to do what others want

Salacious

Having or conveying undue or indecent interest in sexual matters

Merriment

Gaiety and fun

Beguile

Charm someone in a deceptive way

Reticent

Reserved

Reverie

A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

Ludicrously

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing

Pathologically

Extreme in a way that is not normal or that shows an illness or mental problem

Mercurial

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Ostentatious

Characterized by pretentious or showy display

Panacea

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

Licentious

Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

Wanton

Malicious

Truculent

Quick to argue or fight

Innocuous

Not harmful or offensive

Anathema

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

Censorious

Severely critical of others

Turpitude

Depraved or wicked behaviour or character

Megalomania

Obsession with the exercise of power

Requiem

A Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead

Sardonic

Grimly mocking or cynical

Hoplophobe

Fear of firearms

Prowess

Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Punctilious

Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour

Frisson

A sudden strong feeling of excitement

Cathartic

Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions

Sartorial

Relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress

Incandescent

Full of strong emotion

Carte Blanche

Complete freedom to act as one wishes

Penitent

Regretful

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