James Joyce: Short Stories Glossary

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Cadaverous

Waxy, pallid, chalky white

Veneration

Respect, devotion, worship

Oblivion

Blankness, insensitivity

Petulancy

Peevishness, annoyed behaviour

Incapacitated

Having no abilities or nothing to accomplish anymore

Ascribed

Put down, credited, attributed

Ecclesiastical

Religious, pastoral, spiritual

Zeal

Eagerness, passion, enthusiasm

Conjectured

Surmised, imagined

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