House of Hearts Glossary

by Francesca Lia Block

House of Hearts Glossary

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Dilemma

Plight, puzzle

Fastidious

Precise, meticulous

Paradox

Oddity, conflict

Sacrosanct

Protected, secured

Conjecture

Belief, guess

Upbraid

Chide, rebuke

Precinct

Bound, limit

Prodigious

Huge, enormous

Ludicrous

Absurd, ridiculous

Precipitation

Drizzle, rainstorm

Extrinsic

Outside, external

Unwitting

Ignorant, unaware

Paradigm

Model, pattern

Pristine

Fresh, spotless

Antagonist

Villain

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