Cold Mountain Glossary

Cold Mountain Glossary

void

empty

bitter

to be resentful after being unjustly treated

redemption

save oneself from sin

bliss

perfect joy

deferred

to postpone

frankness

to be open and honest

candor

honesty

smirch

To discredit or defame someone.

declamation

An exercise in rheotorical speech-giving.

skulking

Moving about furtively and suspiciously.

harrying

Persistent exhibitions of harassment or pestering.

cabriolet

A horse-drawn carriage with two wheels or an automobile with a roof capable of being folded down.

strictures

Restrictions placed upon a person or an activity.

undulation

A waving motion.

fester

Allowed to become worse through inattention, negect or haphazard care.

opine

A pronouncement of a concusion arrived at through conjecture.

subjugating

The process of subordinating a person or group of people to the dominance and authority of another through force or coercion.

contentious

A situation marked by quarrelsome displays of belligerance and combative arguments.

voluminous

Plentiful and abundant.

treacherous

Disloyal, deceptive and scheming.

lurid

Scandalous and sensationalistic.

jaunty

A roguish exhibition of a rakish sense of style.

impediment

An obstruction in the way of getting what one wants.

smattering

An embarrassingly small amount.

ravenous

A voracious and insatiabe appetite.

scofflaw

A criminal specifically noted for flouting the type of law that is difficult for police to enforce in the first place.

ineffectual

Ineffective, inept and incompetent at doing a specific task.

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