The Voyage Out Glossary

By Tasha Roy · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed September 22, 2021

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Written by Tasha Roy

Ascertained

Established, made out

Decipher

Solve, decode

Musty

Dump, stuffy

Nullification

Refusal

Coerced

Pressed, obliged

Parricide

Killing of the closed ones

Bereavement

Mourning, loss

Affianced

Engaged

Sentinel

A guard who keeps watch

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