What is the What

What is the What Glossary

besieged

to surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it and force its surrender

boon

a thing that is helpful or beneficial

calamity

an event causing great and often sudden damage or stress

calisthenics

a form of exercise

dashiki

a colorful men's garmet worn primarily in West Africa which covers the top half of the body

Dinka

the people group in southern Sudan who are the victims of the civil war

dissipated

overindulging in sensual pleasures

dubious

hesitating or doubting

inequitable

unfair and unjust

fortuitous

happening by accident or chance

luxuriating

enjoy oneself in a self-indulgent way

mortar

a weapon that fires explosive projectiles at short ranges

murahaleen

a group of Sudanese horsemen who became a militia during the Sudanese civil war

muster

to collect or assemble

postured

behaving in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others

segue

a transition from one piece to another

sisal

a hard, tight fiber

solace

comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

SPLA

the Sudan People's Liberation Army, a group of rebels who oppose the Muslim leaning of the government

tittered

giving a short, half-surpressed laugh