E.F. Benson: Short Stories Glossary

By Tasha Roy · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed August 28, 2021

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Incommensurably

Involving something which can't be compared to a certain standard

Propelled

Let fly, threw in motion

Imposture

Misinterpretation, duping

Subsidiary

Lesser, minor, auxiliary

Discursive

Maundering, rambling

Equanimity

Composure, poise

Tetchy

Disagreeable, quarrelous

Exegesis

Annotation, explanation

Obscurantism

Hiding the full detail of something deliberately

Insuperable

Overwhelming, hopeless

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