Double Indemnity (Novel) Glossary

by James M. Cain

Double Indemnity (Novel) Glossary

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Penchant

Fondness, whim

Noisome

Disagreeable, unpleasant

Penurious

Extremely poor, needy

Impinge

Influence, touch

Fortuitous

Random, unexpected

Demure

Meek, diffident

Salubrious

Beneficial, healthy

Thwarted

Hampered, obstructed

Tenacious

Adhesive, forceful

Castigated

Scolded, reproved

Profane

Unsanctified, secular

Somnambulism

Sleep walking

Deleterious

Detrimental, destructive

Primeval

Ancient, primitive

Cogent

Potent, convincing

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