The Book of Goose Glossary

by Yiyun Li

The Book of Goose Glossary

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Blithe

Unworried, indifferent

Tedium

Boredom, dullnes

Plethora

Excess

Culmination

Climax, peak

Repudiate

Reject, abandon

Harangued

Attacked, criticised

Abasement

Disgrace, humility

Brevity

Compactness

Abysmal

Terrible, frightful

Demur

Protest, object

Abrasive

Rubbing, polishing

Abhorrence

Loathing, hatred

Lachrymose

Tearful, weeping

Advent

Appearance, arrival

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