Voyage in the Dark Glossary

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Voyage in the Dark Glossary

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Melancholy

A state of intense sadness

Eternal

Never-ending

Grimace

an expression of pain or disgust

Tart

A promiscuous woman, or a woman with weak morals

Shroud

A cloth that is put over a corpse for burial

Rouge

make up that is applied to the cheeks

Resigned

To accept that something bad will happen

Poe

a reference to the poet and author Edgar Allen Poe, who often wrote thrillers or horrors

Gay

Happy or joyful

Perplexing

Very confusing

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