The Screaming Staircase Glossary

by Jonathan Stroud

The Screaming Staircase Glossary

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Boulevard

Lane, street

Pernicious

Destructive, evil

Surreptitious

Sly, secretive

Irrevocable

Absolute, lasting

Moribund

Expiring, dying

Connoisseur

Expert, buff

Redolent

Remindful, suggestive

Condescend

Put down

Stringent

Tight, strict

Emaciated

Starved, thin

Jaundiced

Resentful, bitter

Nomadic

Wandering life

Capricious

Wild, inconstant

Visceral

Emotional, innate

Odious

Terrible, disgusting

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