Woodcuts of Women: Stories Glossary

By Karen Wang · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed March 10, 2022

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Written by Karen Wang

Withering

Scathing, dismissive

Conjecture

Speculation, theory

Exigency

Necessity, urgent demand

Vivacity

Cheerfulness, high spirit

Dissipated

Excess, corruption

Indigence

Ruination, poverty

Repose

Tranquility, inactivity

Putrid

Decaying, spoilt

Sublimated

Converted, transferred

Acquiescence

Permission, acceptance

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