Rhyme Stew Glossary

by Roald Dahl

Rhyme Stew Glossary

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Mitigation

Reduction, alleviation

Deluge

Torrent, flood

Unobtrusive

Retiring, quiet, insecure

Obliterated

Killed, annihilated

Alighted

Descended, dismounted

Parable

Moral story, lesson

Phlegmatic

Tranquil, composed

Purlieus

Surrounding place

Hullabaloo

Uproar, commotion

Confideracy

Syndicate, association

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