title: The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations (Treasury of Terms and Literary Quotations)
author:  David Grambs 
description: Offer[s] hours of fun and useful words.... Valuable to writers, readers, and those stuck for a word or phrase to spice up a letter or diary entry.<br /> - <strong>Digby Diehl</strong>
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  [Dedication](index_split_002.html#filepos2044)
  
  Newt Gingrich dedicates this book to his wife, Callista Gingrich, who is
  tirelessly serving her country and working to end human trafficking and expand
  religious liberty.
  
  Pete Earley dedicates this book to his granddaughters, Maribella Earley and
  Audrey Morton.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Epigraph](index_split_002.html#filepos2173)
  
  > Shake down (v.): to obtain money from in a deceitful, contemptible, or
  > illegal manner. As in: racketeers shaking down store owners for protection.
  
  > > —Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
    1. [Cover](cover.xhtml#cover)
    2. [Title Page](index_split_000.html#filepos152)
    3. [Dedication](index_split_000.html#filepos244)
    4. [Epigraph](index_split_001.html#filepos913)
    5. [Cast of Characters](index_split_003.html#filepos9857)
    6. [Part I](index_split_004.html#filepos11071)
      1. [One](index_split_005.html#filepos11537)
      2. [Two](index_split_006.html#filepos14575)
      3. [Three](index_spli