Paradise

Paradise Glossary

bison

a humpbacked shaggy-haired wild ox native to North America

benign

gentle and kind

cherubim

plural of 'cherub', an angelic being, particularly a child

contemptuous

showing scorn or disdain

eight-rock

a term referencing the deepest level of a coal mine and used to refer to those of dark skin

divine

of or like God

embezzler

someone who steals money with which they have been entrusted, such as from an employer

enlist

to get help from someone; to join the army or navy

foal

a young horse

foreclose

to repossess a mortgaged property as a consequence of the owner's failure to pay their mortgage

furrow

a long trench made by a plow, or something resembling such a trench, such as wrinkles on someone's face

maim

wound or injure permananently

marrow

the substance inside bones

motive

a reason for doing something

polyp

a kind of sedentary sea animal; alternately, a benign growth of the mucous membrane

prodigal

reckless and extravagant

pullet

a young hen

ravenous

very hungry

sough

a whistling or rushing sound made by the ocean or the wind

suckling

an unweaned child or animal

supplicant

someone who makes a petition to a religious figure for help

wraith

a ghost or ghostlike image

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