I'll Give You the Sun Glossary

I'll Give You the Sun Glossary

uncanny

Unnatural, menacing and unexplained, often coveying a sense of the supernatural or occult.

uniformity

A state of standardization lacking in diversity or singularity of character.

telepathically

The abilty to communicate without verbal expression using only the power of the mind to transmit thoughts.

sublime

Charaterized by existing on an elevated plane of spiritual or aesthetic excellence which transends the norm.

charismatic

Endowed with a special aura of attraction which is difficult for others to reject or deny.

osmosis

Figuratively: the gradual and unconscious transfer of traits by repeated exposure to those demonstrating them.

tenacity

Strong-will determination and the stubborn refusal to give up.

conundrum

An intellectually challenging enigma.

vertigo

The sensation of the world spinning about all around you the subsequent loss of balance control often but not always associated with a response to heights.

flustered

A confused state brought on by sudden anxiety often stimulated by panic and agitated by some sort of fear.

ethereal

Possession qualities of otherworldliness, fragility, delicacy and lack of substance.

traipse

A heavy-footed, clumsy manner of trodding over a surface made even by the presence of natural undergrowth or amanner of walking, usually over land with undergrowth a random collection of manmade object.

eviscerate

Literally: to disembowel. Figurative: to extricate essential elements from something.

avert

To prevent, ward off or forestall.

vehemence

Great passion and vigor.

inimitable

Impossible to replicate, duplicate or simulate.

travesty

An unmitigated disaster; a ridiculous burlesque of something taken very seriously.

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