W.H. Auden: Prose Glossary

By Sudip Das Gupta · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed July 12, 2020

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Written by Sudip Das Gupta

Epithalamium

Bridal song or a poem celebrating a marriage ceremony

Nuptial

Related to a marriage ceremony

Potluck

Whatever is offered or available at a communal meal

Ventriloquize

To imitate the voice of another person

Iconoclast

A person who attacks biased beliefs or superstitious religious practices

Helot

A serf or slave of ancient Rome

Exasperation

Irritation, annoyance

Snobbery

Acting like an elitist

Instantaneously

Spontaneously; at once

Libel

Defamatory statement about a person

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