A Dangerous Business Glossary

by Jane Smiley

A Dangerous Business Glossary

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Hiatus

Break, pause

Spurious

False, sham

Veracity

Truth, accuracy

Harangued

Attacked, lectured

Colloquial

Casual, conversational

Abated

Declined, subsided

Alacrity

Eagerness

Pejorative

Disapproving, abusing

Mollify

Calm, soothe

Abysmal

Horrific, terrible

Iconoclast

Sceptic, critic

Intrepid

Daring, fearless

Derision

Mockery, jeering

Accolade

Gift, award

Dubious

Undecided, unsure

Abrade

Strip, erode

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