Blood River Glossary

Blood River Glossary

Subservient

Submissive, Obedient, someone who is ready to obey unquestioningly (Adjective).

Deferential

Respectful, Obsequious (Adjective).

Primeval

Primitive, Ancient (Adjective).

Correspondent

Journalist, Reporter (Noun).

Daunting

Formidable, Disconcerting (Adjective).

Smudgy

Blurred, Smeared (Adjective).

Disbelief

Cynic attitude, Skepticism, Suspicion, Incredulity (Noun). Compare Coleridge’s ‘willing suspension of disbelief’.

Mai-Mai

Militia group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Noun).

Candour

Honesty, Truthfulness, Straightforwardness (Noun).

Interahamwe

A Hutu paramilitary organization.

Insurgent

Rebel, Guerrilla, Anarchist (Adjective).

Glib

Fluent speaker, Smooth talker (Adjective).

Swathe

A vast stretch of area, usually grasslands or agricultural fields (Noun).

Impenetrable

Impassable, Inaccessible (Adjective).

Envisage

Foresee, Predict, Anticipate (Verb).

Complacency

Self-admiration, Smugness, Narcissism (Noun).

Running amok

Sudden and furious charge or attack (Noun).

Smirking

Simpering, Smiling in a silly manner (Verb).

Fractious

Grumpy, Ill-tempered, Unruly (Adjective).

Genteel

Polite, Well-behaved, Cultivated, Sophisticated (Adjective).

Scruffy

Shabby, Ragged, Tattered.

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