The Beautiful Struggle Glossary

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Beautiful Struggle Glossary

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incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe something

jihad

a struggle or fight against the perceived enemies of Islam

basmati

a kind of long-grain Indian rice of a high quality

autodidact

a self-taught person

postpartum

following childbirth or the birth of young

apatosaur

a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long neck and tail

farcical

ludicrous; absurd

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