Caravans Glossary

by James Michener

Caravans Glossary

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Aggrandize

Enhance the reputation

Alacrity

Liveliness, cheerfulness

Licentious

Debauched, immoral

Spurious

Contrived, fake

Abjure

Relinquish, disclaim

Vapid

Unexciting, uninspired

Rife

Universal, extensive

Sardonic

Scornful, satirical

Feasible

Practical, reasonable

Serrated

Notched, jagged

Epicure

Hedonist, sensualist

Circumvent

Outwit, avoid

Fatuous

Idiotic, infantile

Equivocal

Vague, inexplicit

Requiem

Dirge, lament

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