Flora and Ulysses Ch. 36-47 Vocabulary

Flora and Ulysses Ch. 36-47 Vocabulary

A strip of material like wood or stone on the floor of a doorway separating two areas​

​threshold

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​A gentle way of saying something that is normally unpleasant (ex: saying someone passed away instead of saying someone died

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​euphemism

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​never relaxing or stopping

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​unremitting

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able to hold a lot; roomy​

​capacious

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a strong declaration that something is true or not true.​

​protestation

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a feeling that something bad will happen​

​foreboding

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Ages of very long time (usually exaggerated)

​eons

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reluctant or unwilling to do something​

​loath

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full of fragrance or odor​

redolent​

recorded proof of something usually in written or photographic form​

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​documented