Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude Glossary

Sedulously

Done diligently, carefully

Asperity

Characterized by roughness, bitterness, harshness

Egregiously

Done in a conspicuously bad or flagrant manner

Trollop

An insult for a disreputable woman

Mollified

Soothed, appeased, softened

Pugilist

A boxer, fighter

Sordid

Base, vile, dirty, squalid

Peevish

Fretful, obstinate, bad-tempered

Caustically

Done in a manner marked by incisive sarcasm

Extraneous

Irrelevant, existing outside of

Diffident

Shy, reserved, hesitant

Placid

Peaceful, serene

Pique

To excite, arouse, irritate

Inane

Silly, lacking meaning

Stanchion

An upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck)

Apoplectic

Full of rage; about to have a stroke

Harried

Bothered by a lot of problems

Jowly

Having saggy cheeks and chin

Abject

Low, base, servile, ingratiating

Genteel

Elegant, polite, not vulgar

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