The Family Chao Glossary

By Monica Barry · Edited by Jessica Fonvergne · Last reviewed February 14, 2023

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Written by Monica Barry

Dolt

Clown, fool

Belabour

Pound, strike

Gregarious

Cordial, social

Excavation

Digging, revealing

Colloquial

Informal, natural

Perilous

Risky, dangerous

Incumbent

Mandatory, binding

Perusal

Inspection, scrutiny

Nuance

Variation, shade

Vignette

Evocative account

Itinerant

Roaming, traveling

Elusive

Slippery

Recuperate

Mend, improve

Pervasive

General, common

Propelled

Pitched, projected

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