A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Glossary

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oddities

peculiar traits

devour

hungrily consume

nascent

just coming into existence

void

empty of

primitive

animalistic

unprecedented

unparalleled

oeuvre

work of art

turgid

pompous

frenzy

hysteria

marionette

a string puppet

obscurity

being anonymous

eccentric

slightly strange

mercurial

volatile moods

uncouth

uncivilized

subjective

biased

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