Red Azalea Glossary

Red Azalea Glossary

indomitable

Invincible and incapable of being overcome or conquered.

sorghum

A cereal from which the grains milled to created flour and feed.

reactionaries

Characterizing a conservative political bent who are by nature opposed to progressive change.

imperialists

Advocates of a political agenda which seeks to spread influence through acquisition or occupation of foreign territories.

dialectical

A system of arriving at reasoning through arguing contradictory ideas.

scornful

Filled with contempt.

absentmindedly

Done in a forgetful manner.

revisionist

A person who seeks to alter or change the facts of history.

decadent

A state of moral decline or decay.

dispiritedness

A state characterized by lack of energy, a collapse of will and general lack of desire.

foliage

All-purpose term generally covering vegetation, leaves, and plants.

proletariat

Political term for the working class.

bourgeois

Political term for the middle class or generally speaking any distinct class noted for conservative views.

aria

Musical term describing a section of an opera written for a solo vocal.

libretto

The text—sometimes called the book—of a dramatic musical work.

naïveté

Displaying a lack of worldliness and experience or sophistication.

chameleon

Figuratively describing the ability, capacity or experience of a person who can change personas or personalities with relative ease.

steamily

Hot and humid in a passionate or lustful sense.

indigo

A shade of blue that leads toward the purplish.

articulated

Spoken in a precise manner with a clarity of meaning.

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