The Shadowy Third and Other Stories Glossary

by Ellen Glasgow

The Shadowy Third and Other Stories Glossary

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Written by Julia Wolf

Imperceptible

slight

Imperious

in a confident way

Infallible

perfect, not capable of making mistakes

Prescience

knowledge

Foreknowledge

knowledge of the events before they happen

Kinswoman

a female relative

Obstinate

stubborn

Malady

illness

Austere

plain, without any decoration

Despondency

unhappiness

Doty

weak-minded

Garrulous

talkative

Alienist

psychiatrist

Unstrung

feeling very upset

Discomfiture

a feeling of being embarrassed

Precipitately

rapidly onward

Impalpable

not easily comprehended

Treatise

a serious book about a particular subject

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