The Death of a Government Clerk

The Death of a Government Clerk Glossary

Acme

The highest point

Frivolous

Lacking seriousness

Queerly

Strangely, oddly

To venture

To dare, to take a chance

Lachrymose

Mournful

Fanfaron

Boaster

Puckered

To wrinkle a person's face

Reprehensible

Deserving condemnation

Mutter

To speak quietly so as not to be overheard

Spattered

To splash

Superintendent

Manager

Bliss

Extreme happiness

Uneasiness

Lacking a sense of security

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