Fingersmith Glossary

by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith Glossary

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Unleavened

Made without raising agents

Humility

Diffidence, modesty

Evangelist

Missionary, gospeller

Shanty

Shack, hovel

Commemorate

Toast, celebrate, memorialize

Abstemoniousness

Drinking in moderation

Manducate

Chomp, bite, gnaw

Pulchre

Correctly, beautifully

Trumpery

Baubles, ornaments

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