Austerlitz Glossary

by Winfried Georg Sebald

Austerlitz Glossary

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stereometry

measurement of solid bodies.

fidelity

degree of exactness

lurk

remain hidden so as to wait in ambush

dawning

to come to realization

lapsing

to deteriorate

oblivion

being unaware or unconscious

decisive

settling an issue

stiffened

become rigid.

agony

extreme pain

malignant

infectious

enticements

temptation

monumentalism

on a large scale

compulsive

compelling

extinguished

to put out

contradict

say one thing but mean another

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