The Chosen Place, the Timeless People Glossary

by Paule Marshall

The Chosen Place, the Timeless People Glossary

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unwittingly

not intended

colonize

to send people over to another country/place and take control over it

seizure

a spasm and covulsion of the body or to take something from someone without permission

anti-climatic

something that is less meaningful than hoped

toll

when something causes a draining effect on your body

abused

to feel emotionally/physically beaten down

Threatening

deliberately aggressive and frightening mannerism

Remnants

remains of an item/place

Contemplate

thinking deeply

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