Arrowsmith Glossary

by Sinclair Lewis

Arrowsmith Glossary

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Reticent

Reserved; reluctant to speak

Solvent

A liquid with the power to dissolve another liquid and form a solution; possessing the qualities to resolve debt

Tousled

Disheveled; messy

Rampant

Violent or furious; multiplying at an unchecked rate

Cordial

Friendly; warm; sincere

Mooned

Acted listless; remembered nostalgically; looked dreamily or overly sentimentally

Ardent

Passionate; devoted; burning hot

Avaricious

Greedy; covetous

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