Chronicle of a Death Foretold - part 4

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• acolyte a person assisting a priest (korgosse)
• peremptory messages messages insisting on immediate attention or obedience
• encephalic relating to, affecting or situated in the brain
• hypertrophy an increase in the size of an organ
• greenhorn a person that is not experienced
• trepanation a surgical invention in which a hole is drilled into the human skull
• quicklime white caustic alkaline substance
• caustic able to burn or corrode organic tissue through chemical action (frätande)
• alkaline having a PH greater than 7 (basisk)
• houri a beautiful maiden who awaits the devout Muslim in paradise
• lucidity clairity of expression
• diuretics a type of drug that causes the kidneys to make more urine (vätskedrivande)
• micturition the act of urinating
• cholerine minor diarrhea that happens during outbreak of cholera
• expiate make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing)
• eclipse solförmörkelse
• idolator worships someone other than god
• reticence an unwillingness to do something or talk about something
• coup de grâce a final shot or blow given to kill a wounded person or animal
• belfry bell tower

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