The Golem Glossary

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The Golem Glossary

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bungalow

a low house, with a broad front porch, having either no upper floor or upper rooms set in the roof, typically with dormer windows

complacent

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

deprecate

express disapproval

golem

an automaton or robot

harsh

unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

hatchet

a small ax with a short handle for use in one hand

inevitable

certain to happen, unavoidable

juvenile

relating to young people

monotonous

lacking in variety and interest

nettle

irritate or annoy

relish

great enjoyment

soothe

gently calm a person or their feelings

squamous

relating to, consisting of, or denoting a layer of epithelium that consists of very thin flattened cells

superfluous

unnecessary, esp. through being more than enough

triumphant

victorious

unnoticeable

not easily observed or noticed

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