“Inland Passage” and Other Stories Glossary

"Inland Passage" and Other Stories Glossary

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Written by Timothy Sexton

Reprehensible

Appalling and disgraceful

Vagabond

A romantic wanderer living a nomadic life

Indulgent

Tolerant and loose with the judgmental appraisal of others

Grossly

Completely and utterly

Transient

Of a short and fleeting period of time

Archaic

Hopelessly old-fashioned and outdated

Undaunted

Stubbornly committed to something despite obstacles and obstructions

Ominous

Possessing a threatening and sinister quality

Incredulous

Responding to something with skeptical disbelief

Agnostic

Cynical toward a concept requiring faith

Vicariously

Experienced second-hand or from a distance

Decadence

A state of corruption and debauchery

Creditable

Worthy of praise and respect

Conservatory

School for advanced study of music

Redomesticate

To reintroduce one to the conventions of domestic living after having been exposed to a more rigidly different experience

Centennial

The one-hundredth anniversary of something

Grotesque

Bizarre and disfigured beyond the conventions of mainstream acceptability

Permissive

Tolerant of behavior often considered immoral by others

Derelict

Abandoned and neglected

Ravager

An entity capable of causing great destruction and harm

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