Two or Three Things I Know for Sure Glossary

by Dorothy Allison

Two or Three Things I Know for Sure Glossary

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Inscrutable

Cryptic, impassive

Diffidence

Insecurity, shyness

Pulsating

Regular rhythm, throbbing

Concoction

Combination, mixture

Reproachful

Accusatory, disapproving

Extenuate

Defend, mitigate

Fathom

Grasp, assimilate

Atrocity

Violation, outrage

Exasperated

Intensely irritated

Vicissitude

Alteration, reversal

Insurgent

Rioter, rebel

Gratuitous

Unmerited, unavoidable

Ascribe

Credit, attribute

Ebullition

Act of boiling

Languid

Sluggish, unhurried

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