The Brass Verdict Glossary

by Michael Connelly

The Brass Verdict Glossary

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Insatiable

Ravenous, unappeasable

Astute

Shrewd, intelligent, acute

Sagacious

Judicious, perceptive

Disconcerted

Perplexed, unsettled

Dissipation

Wildness, abandonment

Pandemonium

Anarchy, tumult

Bemused

Bewildered, dazed

Galvanize

Stimulate, excite, motivate

Capricious

Impulsive, ungovernable

Revetment

Build, construct

Ameliorate

Reform, improve

Debauched

Corrupt, shameless

Capricious

Erratic, inconstant

Ponderous

Awkward, clumsy

Undulating

Moving in waves

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