Let Us Descend Glossary

by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend Glossary

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Perceptive

Insightful, responsive

Vignette

Evocative description

Quaint

Charming, picturesque

Peripheral

Outlying, fringe

Stolid

Calm, impassive

Invidious

Unpleasant, difficult

Furtive

Sneaky, secretive

Assiduous

Careful, diligent

Calamity

Tragedy

Paucity

Scarcity, shortage

Dirge

Funeral song

Prodigal

Spendthrift, extravagant

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