The Invention of Wings Glossary

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shrewd

alert; very perceptive

malarkey

nonsense; talking anything without any meaning

sired

fathering a child; parenting

fouled

spoiled; disturbed; wronged

oath

a pledge; promise

ambition

drive; desire to achieve something

armature

covering; armor

peculiar

odd; strange

chattel

personal possession; owned property or item

squashed

crushed

edict

official order or decree

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