Pnin Glossary

By Julia Wolf · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed July 10, 2018

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Written by Julia Wolf

chaste

pure, virginal

enrollment

recruiting

mirth

merriment, fun

insensate

inanimate, brutal

inept

unsuitable, inappropriate, unfit

restoration

renewal, resumption

dissimulate

conceal, disguise

diligent

industrious

frugal

thrifty, economical

crepitation

crackling

pudgy

slightly fat

inaugurate

initiate

dribble

falling slowly

fabulous

mythical

astute

wily, crafty

slither

slide, glide

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