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The Handmaid's T_art

TermDefinition
whines A feeble or petulant complaint.
puffballs vesse-de-loup (champignon)
white-hot intense
cryptic (adj) mysterious and difficult to understand.
a theocracy a country that is ruled by religious leaders
to lean towards something to be interested in something and be likely to do a particular activity
an axiom a statement or principle that is generally accepted to be true, but need not be so
abhorrent (adj) morally very bad
sublegal (adj) a non-illegal form of doing something that is a loophole around the law
a shorthand for ... a short, simple phrase that is used instead of a longer and more complicated phrase
bewildering (adj) confusing and uncertain
a reveller someone who dances, drinks, sings, etc. at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way
dire very serious or extreme
baffled totally bewildered or perplex
writerly consciously literary
forebears relatives who live in the past
in the guise of ... the appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to deceive
Created by: Miss DD
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