An Immense World Glossary

by Ed Yong

An Immense World Glossary

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Amenable

Flexible, controllable

Dogmatic

Adamant, assertive

Bovine

Related to cattle

Zephyr

Gentle breeze

Coherent

Logical, reasonable

Vociferous

Candid, outspoken

Admonished

Berated, scolded

Debacle

Mess, disaster

Epochal

Momentous, huge

Licentious

Immoral, wanton

Gauche

Inept, awkward

Effluvia

Harmful discharge

Alacrity

Keenness, zeal

Usury

Loan sharking

Cocophony

Jarring, noise

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