Roughing It Glossary

Roughing It Glossary

sentinel

a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.

repulsive

arousing intense distaste or disgust.

recklessness

utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action

pioneers

a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.

sloth

reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness

sluggish

slow-moving or inactive.

bracing

fresh and invigorating.

myrmidon

A subordinate who ccarries out orders from a superior without ever questioning it.

hobnob

To associate socially with those in a class above your own.

depradation

The looting, plundering, pillaging and general sense of devastating a defeated enemy.

portentously

In a manner exhibting an air of pompous self-importance.

seething

Fuming; frothing, boiling over.

beetling

Jutting outward; protruding; overhanging.

gloating

Excessively celebrating victory or success over another in an utterly unsportsmanlike and contemptible manner.

brimful

Overflowing; filled to the top; saturated.

bated

Anxiously awaiting with a touch of suspense and a modicum of apprehension.

aver

To maintain the truth of a thing or profess the facts to so.

idling

A period of volutarily lack of labor of unemployement.

whitewash

Literally: to scrub clean with a soapy mixture. Figurative: to make a legal, ethical or moral violation appear less severe.

dissipated

Scattered in different directions.

scourge

A terrible, wasteful blight or pestilence.

wane

To gradually reduce in size, power, distance, strength or amount.

temerity

Fearlessly courageous and bold within the context of a rebellious reply to demands of authority or convention.

fetching

Attractive and interesting.

grisly

Macabre, ominous, horrific and usually explicitly gory.

ascendancy

Having gained the upper hand over others; a position of dominance and control.

precipice

A steep bluff or cliff.

placidly

Peacefully, calmly and with restraint of emotion.

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