The Golden Bough Glossary

The Golden Bough Glossary

Mattock

A tool shaped like a pickax used in agriculture for digging and chopping.

Congeal

To change from a fluid state to a rigid or semi-rigid state.

Virulent

Very harmful, poisonous and quickly spreads to other people.

Debar

To forbid or ban someone from doing something.

Secluded

Hidden; not seen by many people and often hard to reach.

mitigate

To lessen; to make something less severe or less hostile.

Attune

To make someone aware or responsive to something.

Receptacle

A device that holds someting, similar to a container.

Dabble

To play with water, especially with the feet or the hands.

Frail

Weak, harmed, fragile.

Plunge

To suddenly dive into water, quickly and energetically.

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