The Dutch House

The Dutch House Glossary

wholesale

complete

extant

still in existence

tenacity

boldness

meted

doled, measured out

ebullient

filled with joy

immaculate

pristine, perfect

flush

red, warm, as in one's cheeks

gilt

painted gold

corroborates

matches with

untenable

incapable of being sustained

basking

enjoying the attention of

interminable

of unknown length; exhausting

parameters

boundaries

bas-relief

sculptural relief in which the projection from the surrounding surface is slight and no part of the modeled form is undercut (m-w.com)

manifested

(as of something or someone) made clear

fluctuation

a shift, change

vestige

a trace, remainder, or mark of something now gone

missalette

a shortened form of the missal, the book of all the hymns sung in Mass for the year

travesty

a debased or inferior version of something

pulmonology

the medical specialty of the lungs and respiratory system

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