The Argonauts Glossary

The Argonauts Glossary

Shredding

Cutting up, Grating, Mincing (Gerund or Past Participle of verb ‘shred’).

Molloy

A novel by Samuel Beckett.

Reverential

Respected, Admirable (Adjective).

Gleaming

Shining, Glittering, Glimmering, Shimmering (Adjective).

Rafter

A beam to support a roof (Noun).

Motley

Diverse, Assorted, Sundry (Adjective).

Extinction

Disappearance, Vanishing, Abolition (Noun).

Crestfallen

Downhearted, Disappointed, Disconsolate (Adjective).

Eradicate

Eliminate, Remove, Get rid of (Verb).

Cul-de-sac

A blind alley, A dead end.

Befuddlement

Confusion (Literary / Archaic usage).

Butch-Buddy film

A pair of kid actors played by Billy “Butch” Lenhart and Kenneth “Buddy” Brown. Together they appeared in a number of Universal films in the 1940s, like Spring Parade and Sandy is a Lady.

Cisgendered

People whose gender identity matches their sex.

Interlocutor

A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation (Noun).

Heteronormativity

The assumption that heterosexuality is the only norm.

Petrified

Benumbed, Paralyzed, Stupefied (Adjective).

Boojie

A slang word for Bourgeois.

Conformity

Compliance, Adherence (Noun).

Indeterminacy

The philosophical concept that truth can never be known. It is related to Nietzsche’s criticism of the Kantian noumenon.

Catastrophic

Disastrous, Calamitous, Fatal, Dreadful (Adjective).

Unequivocal

Unmistakable, Undeniable, Indisputable (Adjective).

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