New Grub Street Glossary

New Grub Street Glossary

Doleful

Filled with or evoking sadness and grief

Conscientious

Characterized by extreme care and great effort

Solicitude

A feeling of excessive concern

Salable

Fit for sale

Blurt

To utter suddenly and unadvisedly

Parapet

A low wall serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge or the like.

Rejoinder

To make a reply

Garret

The part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof.

Fastidious

Difficult to please

Stipulate

Make an express demand or provision in an agreement

Immitigable

Not capable of being softened or appeased.

Boisterous

Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

Condescending

Treat others with disadain

Snobbishness

Vulgar affectation or ostentation

Sunder

To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting or breaking

Wrath

Intense anger

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