Dune Messiah Glossary

by Frank Herbert

Dune Messiah Glossary

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Pariah

Outcast, untouchable

Callous

Cold, heartless

Ephemeral

Short, brief

Inoculate

Inject, immunize

Plundering

Robbing, stripping

Linchpin

Backbone

Obdurate

Hard, stubborn

Unabashed

Bold, confident

Banal

Ordinary, stock

Convival

Related to feast

Nonplussed

Stumped, confused

Eulogy

Praise, tribute

Exasperated

Frustrated, irritated

Precipitate

Trigger, spark

Aggrandize

Increase of power

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