Forever Glossary

by Judy Blume

Forever Glossary

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Expedient

Convenient, beneficial

Gratuitous

Groundless, unmerited

Encumbrance

Liability, obstacle

Stigmatize

Condemn

Bigoted

Prejudiced, blinkered

Squandered

Misused, wasted

Perilous

Insecure, dangerous

Vicarious

Secondary, derived

Abased

Humbled, mortified

Impinge

Influence, affect

Ruminated

Considered, contemplated

Instigate

Launch, establish

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