Afterlives Glossary

by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Afterlives Glossary

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Amalgamation

Blend, union

Evinced

Revealed, showed

Beckon

Signal, wave

Curtailed

Lessen, decrease

Endowed

Provide, furnish

Amorphous

Shapeless, formless

Sanctimonious

Moralizing, pious

Carouse

Celebrate, drink

Zenith

Top, peak

Flippant

Superficial

Opprobrious

Insulting, abusive

Gregarious

Outgoing, social

Tenacious

Firm, tight

Ambivalent

Unresolved, doubtful

Capacious

Roomy, spacious

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