The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion Glossary

by Thomas Hardy

The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion Glossary

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Punitive

Corrective, penal

Flagrant

Brazen, obvious

Mollify

Pacify, soothe

Tacit

Unspoken, silent

Presage

Foreshadow, foretell

Concomitant

Associated, related

Excavate

To carefully dig out

Truculent

Combative, aggressive

Duress

Compulsion, force

Verdant

Flourishing, thriving

Pragmatic

Practical, realistic

Ameliorate

Improve, enhance

Munificence

Charity, generosity

Surmise

Guess, suspect

Expunge

Remove, delete

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