The Handmaid's Tale vocabulary

Mr. Moon (United States of America)
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  1. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  2. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  3. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  4. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  5. wail
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  6. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  7. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  8. dole
    a share of money or necessities donated by charity
  9. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  10. avert
    turn away or aside
  11. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  12. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  13. reproach
    express criticism towards
  14. threshold
    the starting point for a new state or experience
  15. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  16. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  17. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  18. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  19. menial
    relating to unskilled work, especially domestic work
  20. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
  21. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  22. coyly
    in a coy manner
  23. earnest
    characterized by a firm, sincere belief in one's opinions
  24. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  25. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  26. sniveling
    whining in a tearful manner
  27. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  28. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  29. collusion
    secret agreement
  30. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
  31. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  32. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  33. assimilate
    make alike
  34. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  35. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  36. surliness
    a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
  37. benevolence
    disposition to do good
  38. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  39. revulsion
    intense aversion
  40. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
Created on Wed Nov 13 17:51:26 EST 2013 (updated Thu Dec 19 09:50:08 EST 2013)

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