Nightwood Glossary

by Djuna Barnes

Nightwood Glossary

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Written by Suvini De Silva

bifurcated

segmented into two parts

sumptuous

deluxe

indefatigably

persisting without stopping

circumlocution

repetition

resuscitation

the action of reviving a thing or a person

imperceptible

unnoticeable

coquetry

behaviour in which flirtation is involved

unexpurgated

uncensored

hackwork

routinised and uninteresting work

epigrammatic

concise

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