"Sunshine State" and Other Stories Glossary

By Anastasia Melnyk · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed January 10, 2021

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Written by Anastasia Melnyk

omen

a sign of something evil to happen

extermination

destruction

gall

impudence

reveler

a person who enjoys drinking, dancing and spending time meaningless

hash

mess

bemoan

grieve, mourn

aught

nothing

combustion

burning

eerie

weird, uncanny, superstitious

grok

understand something intuitively

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