Shredding
Cutting up, Grating, Mincing (Gerund or Past Participle of verb ‘shred’).
Molloy
A novel by Samuel Beckett.
Reverential
Respected, Admirable (Adjective).
Gleaming
Shining, Glittering, Glimmering, Shimmering (Adjective).
Rafter
A beam to support a roof (Noun).
Motley
Diverse, Assorted, Sundry (Adjective).
Extinction
Disappearance, Vanishing, Abolition (Noun).
Crestfallen
Downhearted, Disappointed, Disconsolate (Adjective).
Eradicate
Eliminate, Remove, Get rid of (Verb).
Cul-de-sac
A blind alley, A dead end.
Befuddlement
Confusion (Literary / Archaic usage).
Butch-Buddy film
A pair of kid actors played by Billy “Butch” Lenhart and Kenneth “Buddy” Brown. Together they appeared in a number of Universal films in the 1940s, like Spring Parade and Sandy is a Lady.
Cisgendered
People whose gender identity matches their sex.
Interlocutor
A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation (Noun).
Heteronormativity
The assumption that heterosexuality is the only norm.
Petrified
Benumbed, Paralyzed, Stupefied (Adjective).
Boojie
A slang word for Bourgeois.
Conformity
Compliance, Adherence (Noun).
Indeterminacy
The philosophical concept that truth can never be known. It is related to Nietzsche’s criticism of the Kantian noumenon.
Catastrophic
Disastrous, Calamitous, Fatal, Dreadful (Adjective).
Unequivocal
Unmistakable, Undeniable, Indisputable (Adjective).
