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Rashomon Glossary

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Grove

a small wood, orchard, or group of trees

Sorrel

a horse with a light-reddish-brown coat

Quiver

an archer's portable case for holding arrows

Evanescent

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

Brigand

a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains

Bodhisattva

a being who is able to reach nirvana, but who delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings

Kwannon

an East Asian deity of mercy; a bodhisattva associated with compassion, venerated by Mahayana Buddhists

Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

Brazier

a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals

Scabbard

a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal

Gaunt

(of a person) lean and haggard, esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age

Antipathy

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

Wrest

forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp

Subordinate

a person under the authority or control of another within an organization

Impervious (to something)

unable to be affected (by something)

Insensible

without one's mental faculties, typically a result of violence or intoxication; unconscious

Remonstrate

make a forcefully reproachful protest

Innocuous

not harmful or offensive

Blubber

sob noisily or uncontrollably

Sinewy

(of a person or animal) lean and muscular

Fledgling

a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped

Roan

denoting an animal, esp. a horse or cow, having a coat of a main color thickly interspersed with hairs of another color; typically bay, chestnut, or black mixed with white

Deft

neatly skillful and quick in one's movements

Spurn

reject with disdain or contempt

Licentious

promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

Nimbus

a luminous cloud or halo surrounding a supernatural being or saint

Hovel

a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling

Prosaic

having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty

Chaste

abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse

Ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Lascivious

(of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire

Auspicious

conducive to success; favorable

Impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Itinerant

traveling from place to place

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