Runaway Glossary

by Alice Munro

Runaway Glossary

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Decimated

Revomed large portion of something

Diatribe

Abuse, rebuke

Surreptitious

Sneaky, secret

Belie

Debunk, contradict

Peripatetic

Wandering, traveling

Remonstrance

Reproachful protest

Sanguine

Optimistic, hopeful

Quandary

Muddle, trouble

Equivocate

Fence, hedge

Fatuous

Idiotic, silly

Cogent

Potent, valid

Quintessential

Classic, typical

Destitute

Poor, penniless

Concordance

Consistency or agreement

Puissant

Having great influence

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