Shift Glossary

Shift Glossary

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Written by Monica Barry

Sedulous

Careful, attentive

Rudimentary

Initial, primary

Imperil

Endanger, risk

Voluptuous

Seductive, sultry

Profane

Temporal, earthly

Fluviatile

Produced by river

Cadence

Rhythm, tempo

Discordant

Opposite, contrary

Remnant

Remains, leftover

Denizen

Resident, local

Cloistered

Isolated, secluded

Demurred

Protested, objected

Polemical

Bitter, critical

Intrinsic

Natural, inborn

Execration

Act of cursing

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