Elizabeth Bishop: Poems Glossary

Elizabeth Bishop: Poems Glossary

tremendous

to be awe-inspiring

grunting

to make a rough low sound

venerable

to hold great respect

homely

plain-looking

barnacles

a tenacious person

coarse

to be rude and vulgar

entrail

internal organs being removed

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