Childhood's End

Childhood's End Glossary

unabated

never stopping

punitive

punishing

tenets

beliefs, values, or pillars of a faith or program

fulminating

speaking explosively

facsimile

exact copy

gusto

energy and enthusiasm

illimitable

unlimited; without boundaries

tabular

arranged in rows, as in a table

interlopers

those coming in to something that does not concern them or to which they do not belong

puckered

wrinkled

aberration

something outside the norm

blunderbuss

an old-fashioned kind of gun with a wide opening at the end (source: m-w.com)

altruism

generosity; charitableness

acrimonious

bitter or heated, as in an argument or discussion

obtuse

stupid or thickheaded; incapable of grasping something

querulous

whiny; complaining

feckless

weak in nature

sinecure

a job where a person is paid to do little

ululation

cry; wail

ubiquitous

everywhere; pervasive

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