by
James Wood
equanimity
(en)
calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation
271
its utter beauty: the soft equanimity of its articulation, like the voice of justice; the sweet dissonance, welcome as pain
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its utter beauty: the soft equanimity of its articulation, like the voice of justice; the sweet dissonance, welcome as pain
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tendentious
(en)
(adjective) marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view; biased
282
It was hard not to share n+1's derision, once its victim has been so tendentiously trussed
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It was hard not to share n+1's derision, once its victim has been so tendentiously trussed
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elegiac
(en)
relating to or characteristic of an elegy.
297
The tone is elegiac, muffled, but also curiously intense
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The tone is elegiac, muffled, but also curiously intense
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locution
(en)
(noun) a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing / (noun) a word or expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level / (noun) style of discourse; phraseology
304
Sebald employs the the antique, somewhat 'literary' locution of 'soul'
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Sebald employs the the antique, somewhat 'literary' locution of 'soul'
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emollient
(en)
(adjective) making soft or supple / (adjective) soothing especially to the skin or mucous membrane / (adjective) making less intense or harsh; mollifying / (noun) something that softens or soothes
317
I grew to be wary of that rich emollience of tone, that tempered, bourgeois liquidity
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I grew to be wary of that rich emollience of tone, that tempered, bourgeois liquidity
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limpid
(en)
(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (adjective) clear and simple in style / (adjective) absolutely serene and untroubled
318
I refused to hear the limpid beauty of the songs, or the dark anguish
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I refused to hear the limpid beauty of the songs, or the dark anguish
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cerement
(en)
(noun) a shroud for the dead / (noun) cerecloth
454
the shirts 'had changed to a color milder than white'. (The cerements, again.)
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the shirts 'had changed to a color milder than white'. (The cerements, again.)
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