Women Talking Glossary

by Miriam Toews

Women Talking Glossary

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Flippant

Carefree, superficial

Imprudent

Foolish, unwise

Countenance

Facial expression

Disconcert

Shake, unsettle

Squalid

Low, poor

Protege

Trainee, follower

Coercive

Related to using threat

Extraneous

Pointless, irrelevant

Voracious

Greedy, eager

Inanimate

Lifeless, motionless

Cumbersome

Bulky, hefty

Protuberant

Bulging, swollen

Contrition

Regret, remorse

Subterranean

Concealed, secret

Rudimentary

Basic, early

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