The Romance of a Shop Glossary

by Amy Levy

The Romance of a Shop Glossary

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Written by Monica Barry

Veneration

Reverence, devotion

Emaciated

Withered, wasted, thin

Obstinacy

Inflexibility, stiffness

Veering

Twisting, inclining

Didactic

Pedagogic, instructional

Invocation

Supplication, appeal

Diffidence

Insecurity, bashfulness

Debauched

Unrestrained, abandoned

Culpability

Guilt, accountability

Diminutive

Microscopic, tiny

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