The City and the City Glossary

by China Mieville

The City and the City Glossary

These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

Written by Karen Wang

Perforated

Having a hole

Mutilated

Disfigured, mangled

Concocted

Prepared, assembled

Fortification

Defences

Disgorged

Emitted, discharged

Canister

Cylinder

Refrain

Abstain, withhold

Chaffinch

North African finch

Augmented

Having greater size

Convulsed

Jerked, shuddered

Update this section!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Update this section

After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.