Mortal Engines Glossary

by Philip Reeve

Mortal Engines Glossary

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Magnanimous

Liberal, beneficent

Subjugated

Crushed, vanquished

Inspissated

Thickened

Diabolical

Evil, demonic

Impertinent

Impolite, rude

Salubrious

Beneficial, healthy

Annihilation

Complete destruction

Obduracy

Inflexible

Deleterious

Harmful, damaging

Quivering

Shudder, tremble

Exponential

Mounting, growing

Sordid

Cheap, corrupt

Buoy

Guide, signal

Arbitrary

Random, wild

Aggrandize

Increase the power

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