Wide Sargasso Sea vocabulary 3
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michaelbuice on November 19, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 calabash | A tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete) bearing hard-shelled, gourdlike fruits on the trunk and main branches |
| lamentations | Wails or cries expressing grief for or about, or mourning |
| incarnate | Invested with bodily nature and form |
| decanter | A vessel used for pouring liquids, especially wine, without disturbing the sediment |
| insolent | Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant |
| apprehensive | Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy |
| protuberant | Swelling outward; bulging |
| rigmarole | Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense |
| commodious | Spacious; roomy |
| discretion | The quality of keeping things to oneself; circumspection |
| abject | Being of the most miserable kind; wretched |
| paltry | Lacking in importance or worth |
| contempt | The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn |
| flamboyant | Richly colored; resplendent |
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