rosiepink Paul Theroux Fan
Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Louisiana, USA
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: Vocabulary from "Down the Yangtze" chapter |
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misnomer
junk
tourmaline
tenacious
ethnocentric
parody
sampan
steward
proselytize
postern
imperceptible
sagacity
senile
sedentary
malapropism
corona
reactionary
effeminate
viscous
pinnacle
proletariat
anachronism
captiouspedant
contentious
adze,adz
cormorant
pernicious
anecdote
malice
candid |
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