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Inside "The God of Small Things" I 74 words

August 6, 2008 By GHADA A.
A hauntingly beautiful novel that has invented its own language.

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  1. gorge
    a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
  2. bluebottle
    an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
  3. vacuously
    in a vacuous manner
  4. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  5. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  6. ply
    use diligently
  7. gable
    the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
  8. bullfrog
    largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice
  9. mongoose
    agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
  10. midriff
    the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
  11. bustle
    move or cause to move energetically or busily
  12. outdoorsy
    characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life
  13. cower
    crouch or curl up
  14. totter
    move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
  15. knead
    make uniform
  16. bereavement
    state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  17. scab
    the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
  18. snigger
    laugh quietly
  19. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
  20. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  21. anthurium
    any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers
  22. spathe
    a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
  23. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  24. stipple
    engrave by means of dots and flicks
  25. Cannae
    ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC
  26. phlox
    any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
  27. pernickety
    characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
  28. stealth
    avoiding detection by moving carefully
  29. croon
    sing softly
  30. lurid
    horrible in fierceness or savagery
  31. bequeath
    leave or give by will after one's death
  32. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
  33. mewl
    cry weakly or softly
  34. commiserate
    to feel or express sympathy or compassion
  35. waif
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
  36. dapper
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  37. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  38. sibilant
    of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
  39. goon
    an awkward stupid person
  40. keg
    small cask or barrel
  41. cheroot
    a cigar with both ends cut flat
  42. phlegm
    expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
  43. tract
    an extended area of land
  44. hoot
    a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
  45. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  46. scaly
    having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
  47. curdle
    turn from a liquid to a solid mass
  48. haggle
    an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  49. satchel
    luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
  50. jowly
    having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
  51. petulantly
    in a petulant manner
  52. aflutter
    excited in anticipation
  53. reedy
    resembling a reed in being upright and slender
  54. corbelled
    having a corbel
  55. sequined
    covered with beads or jewels or sequins
  56. shanty
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  57. hutment
    an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
  58. sheaf
    a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
  59. rooms
    apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
  60. apogean
    relating to or characteristic of an apogee
  61. ammonia
    a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
  62. mawkish
    effusively or insincerely emotional
  63. learning
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
  64. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  65. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  66. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  67. fawn
    a young deer
  68. frilly
    having decorative ruffles or frills
  69. squat
    sit on one's heels
  70. scummy
    covered with scum
  71. mooring
    a place where a craft can be made fast
  72. brine
    a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
  73. wend
    direct one's course or way
  74. verdant
    characterized by abundance of verdure