The Splendid and the Vile Glossary

The Splendid and the Vile Glossary

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Written by Monica Barry

Excoriating

Scraping, damaging

Catastrophe

Mishap, calamity

Debacles

Disasters, mess, downfall

Pandemonium

Chaos, uproar

Excavated

Gouged, digged out

Appalled

Horrified, dismayed

Juxtaposition

Proximity, closeness

Debonair

Gracious, sophisticated

Antipathy

Loathing, animosity

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