Regarding the Pain of Others Glossary

Regarding the Pain of Others Glossary

fascist

politically authoritarian

insurrection

an uprising, usually political and violent in nature

allure

attraction, appeal (often sensual)

mutilated

horribly disfigured through some act of violence

aftershock

a state of dissociative shock resulting from some catastrophic event; could also refer to the consequences of such an event

plangent

loud, doleful (as in a moan or other sound)

revulsion

disgust resulting from observing something unpleasant

reiterate

to say again

bellicose

pugnacious; having an affinity for fighting and confrontation

grisly

horrifying, gross

polemacist

one who harshly attacks opinions and beliefs

incendiary

inflammatory (either literally or figuratively)

corroboration

the act of validating a claim through use of secondary evidence

vivify

to bring to life; to make something seem real and/or alive

putrefy

to decay, causing a pungent odor to emanate

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