Woodcuts of Women: Stories Glossary

by Dagoberto Gilb

Woodcuts of Women: Stories Glossary

These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

Written by Karen Wang

Withering

Scathing, dismissive

Conjecture

Speculation, theory

Exigency

Necessity, urgent demand

Vivacity

Cheerfulness, high spirit

Dissipated

Excess, corruption

Indigence

Ruination, poverty

Repose

Tranquility, inactivity

Putrid

Decaying, spoilt

Sublimated

Converted, transferred

Acquiescence

Permission, acceptance

Update this section!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Update this section

After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.