The War That Saved My Life Glossary

By Monica Barry · Edited by Jessica Fonvergne · Last reviewed March 25, 2023

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Written by Monica Barry

Gambit

Scheme

Futile

Vain, useless

Promulgate

Publisize, promote

Gratuitous

Careless, unjustified

Adamant

Rigid, inflexible

Fathom

Catch, grasp

Enervate

Drain, fatigue

Abolish

Cancel, exterminate

Ephemeral

Fleeting, brief

Construe

Read, interpret

Fatuous

Silly, stupid

Harbinger

Signal, omen

Sanctimonious

Moralizing, pious

Recalcitrant

Defiant, uncooperative

Cognizant

Aware

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