Victory City Glossary

by Salman Rushdie

Victory City Glossary

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Nuptial

Marital, bridal

Abjure

Drop, reject

Obituary

Eulogy

Truancy

Absence

Ebullient

Sunny, cheerful

Poignant

Touching, moving

Efface

Withdraw

Parochial

Petty, narrow

Deterioration

Decay, decline

Incredulity

Doubt, disbelief

Abate

Fade, diminish

Misnomer

Inaccurate designation

Desultory

Casual, random

Mitigation

Easing, reduction

Notorious

Scandalous, infamous

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