Shadow and Bone Glossary

by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone Glossary

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Idiosyncrasy

Peculiar thought or behavior

Colloquial

Informal, familiar

Optimize

Make the most effective use of things

Demonization

Portrayal of something as frightening

Coaxed

Beguiled, seduced

Revulsion

Odium, loathing

Sycamore

A kind of fig tree

Pulsating

Extremely exciting

Perfunctory

Mechanical, rapid

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