Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Glossary

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Poignancy

Misery, pathos

Pertinence

Importance, congruity

Facade

Exterior, skin

Cognizable

Lucid, identifiable

Languid

Less energetic, laid back

Personage

Luminary, worthy

Assailed

Set upon, attacked

Hyacinth

An Asian plant which belongs to the lily flower family

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