Marge Piercy: Poems Glossary

Marge Piercy: Poems Glossary

Abundant

Large and in great quantity

Manual dexterity

Skilled at performing tasks with one's hands

Coy

Pretending to be shy or modest in order to seduce a partner

Exhorted

Strongly encouraged

Casket

A small box that contains valuabl objects, such as jewelry

Sedan

A type of sport car

Disdained

Inferior; not worthy of a persons attention

Grandiose

Excessively elaborate and extravagent; over the top

Frigate

A sailing ship

Rococco

An excessively ornate, decorative style of fashion, popular during the 18th century

Scourge

A whip

Croon

To hum or sing quietly

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