Best Seller Glossary

Best Seller Glossary

Frump

a term used to describe a woman who has no sense of fashion

To be swamped

to be overwhelmed

A priori

from earlier

Approbation

praise

Bedlam

a state of complete confusion

Croft

a small farm situated next to a house

Dolorous

sad and mournful

Hagiographer

a person who studies saints

Ignomy

a great disgrace or dishonor

Insipid

(of food) lacking flavor

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