The Woman in the Dunes Glossary

The Woman in the Dunes Glossary

Shovel

Work in manual labour, such as digging and farming

Illusion

Something that appears wonderful but is actually flawed

Scarcely

Rarely

Abolish

To destroy something completely

Essence

The spirit of something, that influences what it is like

Merciless

Not forgiving

Contentment

A state of peace and calmness

Despair

Feelings of intense sadness

Fundamental

Most important

Nature

The key features and characteristcs of a person or object

Vainly

Pointlessly

Stationary

Not moving and not progressing forwards

Indispensible

Essential and very important

Abandon

To completely give up on something

Seized

Strongly affected

Surmount

Overcome a difficult obstacle of barrier

Perspiration

Sweat

Mere

Small and insignificant

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