A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat Glossary

sufuria

a deep, lipless, handle-less pot for cooking.

reticence

a state of being quiet, restrained, or reluctant

harridan

an angry, shrill woman

enigmatically

in a mysterious or cryptic way

plaintive

sad, suffering quality

alacrity

cheerful promptness or eagerness

obsequious

fawning; sycophantic

obduracy

hardness; stubbornness

imbued

filled

inscrutable

difficult to understand

exorcize

to get rid of; eradicate; expel

countenance

allow; tolerate

gait

the way a person walks

panga

a tool for cutting plants

recant

to renounce a belief one once had

buttressed

reinforced; strengthened

sordid

dirty; dishonest

corroded

broken apart; weakened; eroded

truncheons

clubs; batons

truculence

a state of being angry and annoyed and likely to argue

DO

Short for 'District Officer'.