S/Z Glossary

By Priyanka Roy Chowdhury · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed September 05, 2020

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Written by Priyanka Roy Chowdhury

Acculturated

Adapted to a new culture

Notorious

Renowned or popular for evil works

Balzac

Honore De Balzac, a French novelist

Semantic

Associated to language and logic

La Rochefoucauld

A famous French writer named Prince de Marcillac

Parsimonious

Niggardly, penny-pinching, mean

Divagation

Wandering

Pulverized

Crush, grind, make powder

Amnesty

Reprieve, pardoning

Oscillating

Swing, vibrate

Magnanimous

Benevolent and charitable

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