Sophie's Choice

Stephen (United States of America)
Words found in Sophie's Choice by William Styron.
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  1. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  2. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  3. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  4. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  5. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  6. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  7. ectoplasm
    the thin, watery outer layer of a cell
  8. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  9. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  10. parturition
    the process of giving birth
  11. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
  12. epistolary
    written in the form of letters or correspondence
  13. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  14. treacly
    overly sweet
  15. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  16. benignancy
    the quality of being kind and gentle
  17. prothalamion
    a song in celebration of a marriage
  18. didacticism
    communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
  19. neurasthenia
    nervous breakdown (not in technical use)
  20. chalcedony
    a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
  21. heliotrope
    green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
  22. auto-da-fe
    the burning to death of heretics
Created on Wed Feb 27 15:06:18 EST 2013 (updated Wed Feb 27 15:13:11 EST 2013)

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