Conversations with Friends Glossary

by Sally Rooney

Conversations with Friends Glossary

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Abstract

A summary

Communal

Something that is shared by every member of a community

Discourse

Discussion/Conversation

Fascism

A far-right, nationalist political philosophy

Hierarchy

A pecking order

Mundane

Boring; dull

Postcolonial

(Typically a country) which exists after a colonial power (the U.K., the U.S., etc.) ruled it.

Radiant

Something which is bright and illuminated

Sensuous

Something that is sexually appealing

Snytax

How words are arranged to form a sentence

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