No Longer at Ease

No Longer at Ease Glossary

sojourners

travelers

zealous

energetic, passionate

harmattan

an African wind filled with dust

osculate

kiss

derelict

abandoned; not in use; run-down

ostentatiously

acting in succ a way as to elicit envy or admiration

continence

self-restraint

placid

calm, peaceful

irredentism

a political principle or policy directed toward the incorporation of irredentas (a territory historically or ethnically related to one political unit but under the political control of another) within the boundaries of their historically or ethnically related political unit (m-w.com)

axiomatic

true, as in a fundamental nature

sibiliant

soft; whispery

beguiled

charmed; attracted; tricked

exegesis

explanation

bawdy

funny and inappropriate

rebuke

chastize

semblance

a part of; an image; a likeness

callow

a person who is immature or inexperienced

trudged

walked slowly or wearily

impeccably

perfectly

rejoinders

replies

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