The Collected Stories of Thomas Wolfe Glossary

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Everlasting

Eternal, Perpetual, Timeless (Adjective).

Irrecoverable

Irretrievable, Irrevocable, Lost forever (Adjective).

Engulfed

Inundated, Submerged, Deluged (Adjective).

Exultant

Jubilant, Delighted, Ecstatic (Adjective).

Sumptuous

Lavish, Luxurious, Opulent (Adjective).

Desolation

Melancholy, Bleakness, Depression (Noun).

Tremendous

Enormous, Immense, Stupendous.

Gigantic

Huge, Colossal, Titanic (Adjective).

Intricate

Complicated, Tangled, Labyrinthine (Adjective).

Fathom

Understand, Comprehend (Verb).

Tribulation

Trouble, Adversity, Tragedy (Noun).

Bewildered

Puzzled, Confused (Adjective).

Infinitesimal

Minuscule, Tiny (Adjective).

Ruminate

Contemplate, Consider, Ponder over (Verb). C.f. “The Human Seasons” by John Keats: “He has his Summer, when luxuriously / Spring’s honied cud of youthful thought he loves / To ruminate”.

Contemptible

Despicable, Detestable, Deplorable (Adjective).

Reproachfully

Disapprovingly, Critically (Adverb).

Certitude

Certainty, Conviction (Noun).

Baleful

Menacing, Threatening, Hostile (Adjective).

Entrenchment

Burial, Digging in (Adjective).

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