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(noun) an ultimate end (from Greek)

xiv

What unites the states of the Midwest—both the ailing and the tenuously “revived”—is a profound loss of telos, the realization that the industries and systems that built the region are no longer tenable

—p.xiv Preface (xi) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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What unites the states of the Midwest—both the ailing and the tenuously “revived”—is a profound loss of telos, the realization that the industries and systems that built the region are no longer tenable

—p.xiv Preface (xi) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(adjective) dazzlingly bright; radiant (effulgent is a synonym)

14

spring arrived with the effulgent bloom of the farmers market

—p.14 Dispatch from Flyover Country (3) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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spring arrived with the effulgent bloom of the farmers market

—p.14 Dispatch from Flyover Country (3) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

14

a romantic reaction against the sterile exigencies of urban life

—p.14 Dispatch from Flyover Country (3) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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a romantic reaction against the sterile exigencies of urban life

—p.14 Dispatch from Flyover Country (3) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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songs of praise or triumph; things that expresses enthusiastic praise

14

It was strange, all these paeans to the pastoral

—p.14 Dispatch from Flyover Country (3) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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It was strange, all these paeans to the pastoral

—p.14 Dispatch from Flyover Country (3) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(adjective) tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy / (adjective) envious / (adjective) of an unpleasant or objectionable nature; obnoxious / (adjective) of a kind to cause harm or resentment

30

One of the most inviduous tasks of the conservative theologian is to explain how a loving God can allow people to suffer for all of eternity

—p.30 Hell (19) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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One of the most inviduous tasks of the conservative theologian is to explain how a loving God can allow people to suffer for all of eternity

—p.30 Hell (19) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective

49

a writer whose work was vitiated by ego

—p.49 On Reading Updike (48) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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a writer whose work was vitiated by ego

—p.49 On Reading Updike (48) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(adj) having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters

52

compelled to trade prurient acts for medical assistance

—p.52 On Reading Updike (48) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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compelled to trade prurient acts for medical assistance

—p.52 On Reading Updike (48) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(noun) a complete or impressive collection of things; (historically) a complete set of arms or suit of armor

52

a panoply of unsettling metaphors

—p.52 On Reading Updike (48) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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a panoply of unsettling metaphors

—p.52 On Reading Updike (48) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(noun) twilight; dusk

57

the kind of mauvish gloaming hour

—p.57 Contemporaries (57) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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the kind of mauvish gloaming hour

—p.57 Contemporaries (57) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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(noun) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings; exuberance

94

her most ebullient praise

—p.94 The Insane Idea (85) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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her most ebullient praise

—p.94 The Insane Idea (85) by Meghan O'Gieblyn
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