In the Afterlight Glossary

by Alexandra Bracken

In the Afterlight Glossary

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Prompt

To encourage; to urge to show forth

Enhance

To increase, intensify, make obvious

Static

Stable; unmoving

Wary

Being cautious

Savvy

An ability to make good judgements; to know or understand

Disdain

To feel that someone or something is below you, and unworthy of respect

Scorn

To feel and express disdain for someone of something

Lament

Complaining; a complaint

Invoke

Appealing to someone as an authority to support an argument

Arid

Too dry to support vegetation.

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