Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me Glossary

Indubitable

Incapable of being denied or disputed

Superlative

The highest quality of something

Girding

Preparing; protecting

Firmament

The heavens

Transmuted

Transformed; changed into

Insidious

Gradually causing harm in an undetected way

Pragmatist

Someone who is very practical and logical

Carceral

Relating to prisons

Inchoate

Not yet coming into being or form

Dap

Bumping fists in greeting (slang)

Siphoning

Taking something away for one's own purpose

Rrudite

Learned; intelligent

Unalloyed

Unadulterated; pure

Exoneration

Liberation

Precipitating

Coming before; preceding

Charnel houses

A place where bones are left/kept

Mettle

Toughness; strength; endurance

Antiseptic

Neat, orderly, and clean

Juggernaut

An unstoppable and heavy force

Inveighing

Complaining; protesting; railing