The Invention of Morel Glossary

The Invention of Morel Glossary

phonograph

a machine used to produce sound from a record, usually music

adverse

preventing success, unfavorable

laborious

requiring great effort, difficult with regard to time and energy

odious

repulsively unpleasant, eliciting hatred

duplicity

deceitfulness, deception in a manner considered "two-faced"

archipelago

a cluster of islands in a body of water

irradiate

to expose to radiation; (in this context) to give off light as if by radiation

lacquer

a hard, protective, decorative coating for wood structures and furniture, derived from or inspired by the sap of the lacquer tree

ocher

(as a color) pale brown with traces of yellow, with occasional tints of orange and/or red

munitions

military weapons, equipment, and ammunition

equilibrium

a state in which oppositional forces are equal and opposite, creating balance and stability

burnished

giving the appearance of having been rubbed and polished to a shine

prenatal

before birth

whet

to excite or stimulate (origin: to sharpen an object by striking it against something else)

benign

kind, gentle and well-intentioned

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