Hunters in the Snow and Other Stories Glossary

by Tobias Wolff

Hunters in the Snow and Other Stories Glossary

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Written by people who wish to remain anonymous

sashaying

walk in an ostentatious yet casual manner

delinquents

criminal offender

confidential

to be kept secret

undisturbed

peaceful, quiet

recoiling

to flinch in fear

graybeard

an old man

ridiculed

to be mocked

accomplice

a person helping with an action

ironic

amusement caused by something paradoxical occurring

suspense

feeling excited about what is to come

climax

the peak of something

objective

impartial

Perception

become aware of something

existentialist

an individual freedom of choice

condescending

to look down on someone

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