The Dream House

The Dream House Glossary

rondavel

A small circular home topped by a cone-shaped roof common to South Africa.

pastern

Part of a horse located between the fetlock and hoof.

fastidious

Overzealously concerned with cleanliness and order.

affront

A calculated attempt to provoke conflict.

dotage

Related to the conditions of becoming elderly.

innuendo

Derogatory gossip or implications about the behavior of others.

verdant

Lush with green vegetation.

furtive

Conducted in a sneaky fashion.

tokoloshe

A mischievous sprite with the ability to become visible found in Zulu folk tales.

impenetrable

Impervious to injury or understanding.

disinclined

Expressing a lack of willingness or desire to engage or do something.

barren

Desolate and inhospitable.

dubious

An expression of profound doubt toward an expressed truth.

circumvent

To take efforts to avoid doing something.

incomprehension

An inability to understand.

bemusement

The state of being perplexed and confused.

resurgence

A renewal after a period of dormancy.

brambles

A collection of thorny shrubs.

corrugated

Characterized by having been bent into curved folds or grooves.

sensual

Characterized by an expression of charged sexuality or provocatively erotic charm.

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