The Jade Peony

The Jade Peony Glossary

Glower

To scowl or show anger

Huddle

To crowd together

Rampant

When something becomes uncontrolled and widespread

Excavation

To make a hole by digging

Profound

To be very great or intense

Catalyst

An event or someone who speeds up a process

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Inanimate

Something that does not move or a non-living object

Poignant

When an event causes a person to feel sad or touched

Futile

Hopeless

Grotesque

Gruesome, shocking, or ugly

Resurgent

Tending to rise again

Obsolete

Fallen into disuse, or no longer relevant

Embellished

Adorned or decorated

Salient

Prominent or conspicuous

Foreboding

Threatening

Tryst

Meeting between lovers, especially if secret

Precarious

Uncertain or insecure

Frigid

Extremely cold

Solitary

Alone; without other people

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