The Boys from Biloxi Glossary

by John Grisham

The Boys from Biloxi Glossary

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Preponderance

Dominance, majority

Superfluous

Unwanted, disposable

Corrosive

Destructive, burning

Solvent

Secure, solid

Pejorative

Insulting, abusive

Concomitant

Connected, associated

Relegate

Banish, demote

Ruminate

Consider, contemplate

Incorrigible

Hopeless, incurable

Ethereal

Fragile, delicate

Flaccid

Soft, unfirm

Poignant

Sad, touching

Commensurate

Corresponding, equal

Emollient

Soothing

Docile

Passive, obedient

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