Eudora Welty: Short Stories Glossary

By Karen Wang · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed March 09, 2022

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Written by Karen Wang

Complacency

Triumph, self-approbation

Eccentric

Unconventional, capricious

Protracted

Overlonged, extended

Yonder

At far distance

Resurrection

Raising from dead

Entreaties

Pleadings, biddings

Paradigm

Standard, benchmark

Paucity

Insufficient number

Expunge

Remove, strike out

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