The Bostonians Glossary

by Henry James

The Bostonians Glossary

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Pernicious

Unhealthy, destructive

Blighted

Wrecked, disrupted

Ostensible

Alleged, seeming

Menacing

Dangerous, threatening

Consanguine

Blood relative

Querulous

Complaining, petulant

Abasement

Humiliation, disgrace

Oblivion

Ignorance, darkness

Delinquent

Unruly, lawless

Pallid

Sickly, bloodless

Clamorous

Vocal, noisy

Promptitude

Rapidity, quickness

Obstinate

Unyielding

Interminable

Constant, unbroken

Feminism

Advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes

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