The Widow's Might Glossary

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Widow's Might Glossary

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Furtive

Hidden, secretive

Prosaic

Lifeless, uninspired

Vitriolic

Spiteful, bitter

Anomaly

Irregularity, oddity

Congregation

Faithful, believer

Maudlin

Tearful, sentimental

Ingenious

Intelligent, creative

Vehement

Forcible, spirited

Guile

Craft, artifice

Obdurate

Stubborn, unyielding

Arboreal

Related to trees

Propitious

Auspicious, promising

Congruity

Harmony, appropriateness

Reprobate

Villain, rogue

Ineffable

Marvelous, wonderful

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