The Housemaid's Secret Glossary

by Freida McFadden

The Housemaid's Secret Glossary

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Exorbitant

Huge, outrageous, enormous

Trudge

Plod, footslog

Pertinent

Relevant, suitable

Insurgency

Rebellious act

Profanity

Dirty word, foul language

Antiquated

Ancient, outdated

Skirmish

Confrontation, clash

Circumscribe

Limit

Vagrant

Drifter, traveller

Venial

Tolerable, forgivable

Frivolous

Trivial, superficial

Vindicate

Justify by argument

Garble

Jumble, confuse

Stupefy

Numb, daze

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