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succor

his Islamophobic comments that gave succor to Hindutva

—p.163 The Painful Sum of Things (159) by Nikil Saval, Pankaj Mishra
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titivate

No time to change or to titivate much. She feels plain, narrow, slips up to put on lipstick.

—p.147 What Good Is Love? (139) missing author
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lugubrious

Something lugubrious and ardent. He’s feeling awfully hard done by and sorry for himself

—p.140 What Good Is Love? (139) missing author
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opprobrium

I began eating my lunch in the library, under the pretense that I was catching up on homework, not realizing that this simple act of independence would damn me to full social opprobrium

—p.133 Homeschool (121) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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scrim

We were closer to civilization but still resisting its pull, circling the outskirts of communities, protected by the dull scrim of suburban anonymity.

thought it was like a rugby term

—p.132 Homeschool (121) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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