J.D. Salinger: Short Stories Glossary

J.D. Salinger: Short Stories Glossary

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Written by Tasha Roy

Stateliness

A dignified bearing

Flagellation

Beating, whipping

Axiom

General truth, maxim

Tumult

Shouting, commotion

Penance

Amends, atonement

Sententious

Pontifical, moralistic

Perverseness

Stubborn unruliness

Congregation

Laity, faithful

Burlesque

Satire, travesty

Similitude

Correspondence, likeness

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