Tiny Beautiful Things Glossary

by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things Glossary

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Amorphous

Vague, formless

Malleable

Soft, workable

Sanctimonious

Superior, pious

Alacrity

Eagerness, enthusiasm

Probity

Decency, morality

Erudite

Cultured, learned

Efface

Withdraw, keep quiet

Quivering

Shaking, trembling

Zenith

Top, peak

Salubrious

Beneficial, healthy

Mirthful

Cheerful, gleeful

Denigrate

Diminish, attack

Blandishment

Flattery

Abnegation

Refusal, rejection

Cocophony

Noise, discord

Reverence

High esteem

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