The Reservoir Glossary

by Janet Frame

The Reservoir Glossary

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Vicissitude

Transition, change

Contravene

Violate

Undulate

Wave, surge

Fetid

Reeking, smelling

Rescind

Cancel, revoke

Ominous

Gloomy, dark

Pungent

Suffocating, strong

Oblique

Sloped, angled

Sycophant

Puppet, minion

Consensus

Agreement, harmony

Querulous

Impatient, miserable

Vacillate

Waver, hesitate

Maligned

Slandered, smeared

Reservoir

Pool, lake

Travesty

Parody, mockery

Reprieve

Pardon, spare

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