The Poems of John Updike Glossary

by John Updike

The Poems of John Updike Glossary

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Xanadu

Idealized place mentioned in Kubla Khan by ST Coleridge. Famous for idyllic beauty.

Epoxy

Adhesives or glue of any kind

Harlequin Lozenges

Traditional diamond print tablecloth

Feigning

Bluffing or pretending

Hypnotic

Sleep inducing drug

Spruce

Coniferous tree of conical shape

Fecund

Fertile, fruitful

Resinous

Trees that produce thick sticky substances

Imperious

Overweening and arrogant person

Limbo

Void, oblivion

Prowled

Stalked stealthily but restlessly

Tremulous

Nervous in weakness, wavering

Humdrum

Mundane, dull routine

Cyclamen

Flowering plant majorly grows in Iran and Europe

Chickadee

North American titmouse

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