Swamplandia! Glossary

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Swamplandia! Glossary

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Achromatic

Without color

Amnesia

Partial or total loss of memory

Awry

Amiss, askew

Bifocals

Spectacles with lenses of two strengths in each having different focuses

Decibels

Units used to measure the intensity of sound

Guillotine

A device for beheading

Flotsam

Wreckage found floating

Linoleum

Canvas-backed floor covering

Mangrove

Tropical tree or shrub

Melaleuca

A shrub found on sandy or swamp regions

Monoculture

Cultivation of a single crop

Musculature

Having well-developed muscles

Nape

The back of the neck

Palmetto

A small palm tree; palm fronds used in weaving

Physiognomy

The form of a persons features, expression, body, etc.

Satyr

Half man half goat in mythology, a drunken woodland god

Scabies

Contagious skin disease causing severe itching

Strident

Loud and harsh; grating or raucous

Vernal

Pertaining to spring

Viz-a-viz

In other words, that's to say

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