The Black Monk Glossary

by Anton Chekhov

The Black Monk Glossary

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Ancient

belonging to the extreme past

Herd

large group of people who move together

Propitiate

win the favour of someone by acting in a way that pleases them

Sacrifice

an act of surrendering a possession for the sake of other factors

Perplexed

baffled

Smother

to cover completely so that the effect is stifling

Uneasy

feeling of anxiety

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