Jostling– Verb

To push against(Someone) while moving forward in a crowd of people

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This word was first encountered in the list of words assigned by Professor Rosen as part of the Glossary Project

The word Jostling relates to pushing someone across a crowd of people while moving forward at the same time. The easiest way to remember about the definition of this word is to think about colliding against another person

Facsimile- Noun

An exact copy

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This word was first encountered in the word list assigned by Professor Rosen as part of the Glossary project

The word Facsimile means an exact copy of something or someone.

Alms-Noun

Money,clothes, food and other things that are given to the poor

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This word was encountered in the list of words assigned by Professor Rosen as part of the glossary project.

The word Alms relates to clothing and other necessities that are given to the poor. The word Alms is associated with charity.

Mystification-Noun

The quality or state of being mystified

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This word was encountered in the list of words assigned by Professor Rosen as part of the glossary project.

Mystification relates to causing utter confusion upon somebody, therefore someone who is experiencing Mystification is someone who is experiencing confusion

Corollary– Noun

Something that naturally follows or results from another thing

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This word was first encountered in the reading of Reading Lucy by Jennifer Egan

This word deals with things that relate to one another and a more simplified definition would be cause and effect.

Obituary– Noun

An article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has recently died.

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This word was first encountered in Reading Lucy by Jennifer Egan. The word Obituary relates to death and the media, to be specific an article in the newspaper about the life or a person who has recently passed away.

Querulous- Adjective

Habitually complaining

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This word was found during the reading of Reading Lucy by Jennifer Egan. The world querulous is defined as someone that is constantly complaining about an issue, the easiest way to remember this word is to think of somebody who is always complaining about something.

Ilk-Noun

Sort or Kind

Refers to groups of people or objects

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This word was first encountered during the reading of Reading Lucy Jennifer Egan. The word refers to groups or people and is a word used for categorizing.

Unheralded-Adjective

Not getting the praise or appreciation that is deserved

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Encounter: This word was encountered during the reading of Reading Lucy Jennifer Egan

The word Unheralded is used to explain that something that doesn’t happen or is unexpected. An a person who is Unheralded does not receive the credit they deserve.