Future Home of the Living God Glossary

by Louise Erdrich

Future Home of the Living God Glossary

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Inveigle

Convince, coax

Portmanteau

A new word made with combination of two different interrelated words

Mustered

Summon, assemble

Imperturbable

Sedate, self-possessed

Prostrating

Sprawling, lying down

Cateleptic

Having muscular rigidity

Incongruous

Jarring, out of place

Contagion

Contamination, infirmity

Petrifaction

State of fear

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