The Power and the Glory Glossary

by Graham Greene

The Power and the Glory Glossary

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Visualize

When one forms a mental image of something

Decay

When something starts to decompose or rot

Despair

Loss of hope

Neglected

Something that is not given any thought or care to

Evolve

When something develops gradually

Exhilarate

A state of extreme happiness and excitement

Pendulum

Used to refer to the tendency of a situation to go from one extreme to another

Plateau

When something reaches a state of little or no change despite on-going activity

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