The Woman and the Ape Glossary

by Peter Hoeg

The Woman and the Ape Glossary

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Despotism

Dictatorship, suppression

Pungent

Bitter, tart

Pished

Drunk( Scottish)

Embowered

Sheltered

Portmanteau

Big travel bag

Disheveled

Made untidy

Intonation

Emphasis, pitch

Insuperable

Hopeless

Bigamy

Marrying a married person

Confabulate

Engage in talk

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