Checkout 19 Glossary

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Checkout 19 Glossary

Inimitable

Something which is wholly unique and cannot be copied.

Subvert

To wear away on the power of something or someone.

Abasement

Being humiliated or degraded.

Mimicry

Imitation

Extrinsic

Something, usually motivation, that comes from an external source.

Tenterhook

An archaic word used to describe a kind of hook that was used to secure clothes that needed to be dried onto a drying rack.

Thrum

A verb meaning to make a rhythmic humming sound.

Inscrutable

Something that is difficult to understand.

Vex

A verb meaning to frustrate or irritate someone.

Tycoon

A person who gained their wealth from business.

Aristocrat

A nobleman or noblewoman.

Propulsive

An adjective describing the quality of being able to move forward.

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