Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Glossary

by Lafcadio Hearn

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Glossary

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Written by Siciu Magdalena

Demure

(of women) modest

Risible

something which can make other people laugh

Rife

abundant or common

Catastrophe

a tragic event

Pejorative

something which has a negative connotation

Mesmerizing

something which attracts attention

Anomaly

something different or abnormal

Gyre

a spiral motion

To inculcate

to teach

Derelict

abandoned and run-down

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