Best Worst American: Stories Glossary

By Siciu Magdalena · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed May 25, 2021

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Written by Siciu Magdalena

Aguey

feverish, having an unstable temperature

Austerity

sternness

Brazen

shameless

Diffidence

timidity

Dissipation

wasting any type of resources

Querulous

whiny and complaining

Foregone

an event which took place in the past

Charlatans

people who try to deceive others in order to steal their money or valuables

Lithe

(of a body) slender and graceful

Manacles

handcuffs

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