The Eyes and the Impossible Glossary

by Dave Eggers

The Eyes and the Impossible Glossary

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Written by Arpita Singh

Gravitas

Seriousness, Grandeur

Reticence

Restraint, Diffidence

Ungainly

Inelegant, Graceless

Inane

Ridiculous, Absurd

Incongruous

Unsuitable, Inappropriate

Errant

Divergent, Rover

Flout

Disobedience, Scorn

Reconnaissance

Survey, Inspection

Spatial

Local, Endemic

Protuberance

Bloating, Swelling

Disquiet

Anxiety, Restlessness

Impish

Naughty, Sly

Rapturous

Spirited, Wayward

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