My Grandmother's Hands Glossary

By Anastasia Melnyk · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed January 27, 2022

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Written by Anastasia Melnyk

havoc

devastation

poignant

painful

abode

home

arrant

to utter

blithe

happy

obsequious

slavish

inly

heartily

lenity

charity

mollify

to calm

fervid

passionate

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