In the Country of Men Glossary

by Hisham Matar

In the Country of Men Glossary

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Unfathomed

Not completely explored

Sluice

Sliding gate that controls waterflow

Tentacle

Slender limb

Corrugated

Creased, folded, fluted

Lurching

Slipping, weaving, reeling

Oblique

Tilting, diagonal

Annihilate

Root out, obliterate, wipe out

Perpendicular

Extremely steep, upright

Dereliction

Neglect, ruin

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