Horse: A Novel Glossary

by Geraldine Brooks

Horse: A Novel Glossary

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Pinnacle

Top, height

Sagacious

Intelligent, wise

Renaissance

Revival, rebirth

Jargon

Slang, patter

Seminal

Major, influencial

Scornful

Expressing contempt

Fathom

Understand, comprehend

Serendipity

Finding by chance

Extricate

Loosen, remove

Jovial

Cheerful, happy

Beseech

Beg, implore

Perfunctory

Brief, rapid

Agnostic

Questioner, challenger

Quivering

Shaking

Affluent

Prosperous, wealthy

Reprieve

Spare

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