The Impossible Knife of Memory Glossary

The Impossible Knife of Memory Glossary

accord

An agreement reached between two or more parties.

scrutiny

An analytical inspection of something.

mandatory

Something that is required by law, code or rules.

flaunt

An overdone public display intended to impress someone.

obnoxious

Insufferably detestable; repugnant and loathsome behavior.

distort

To mispresent or falsify either the appearance or the reality of a thing.

enhance

To intensify the worth or measure of something.

constant

Persistent and unceasing; always reliable due to the unlikely possibility of change.

assess

Evaluation based on analysis of existing data.

coerce

Convincing a person or persons to do something through physical, emotional or mental intimidation.

dehydrated

Suffering from a lack of moisture sufficient for good health or survival.

profound

Deeply, intensely overpowering; of greater than usual insight.

postmodern

An aesthetic follow-up to the literary concept of Modernism; applied to any of the arts from literature to architecture, postmodern defines the end result as reflecting the fragmented nature of reality and the rejection of any absolute truths in favor of perceptual interpretation.

assimilation

Enforced or coerced conformity.

pedantry

A literalist focus on issues that reveals a lack of imagination and creative insight.

scour

To conduct a far-ranging search.

quarry

A pit from which raw material is excavated or mined.

delirium

A state characertized by feverish hallucinations.

besotted

Smitten; infatuated.

maimed

Mutilated or disfigured; physically defaced.

Update this section!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Update this section

After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.