The Friends Glossary

The Friends Glossary

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

bier

a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave

compress

squeeze or press two things together

convalescence

recovery, return to health

deprivation

the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society

formulate

create or devise methodically

frivolous

not having any serious purpose or value

furtively

stealthily, secretly

gallivant

go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment

haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful

horde

a large group of people

indifference

lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

insipid

lacking flavor

intervene

come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events

ragamuffin

a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes

straggler

one who strays from or lags behind the main course or body

suppress

forcibly put an end to

swanky

stylishly luxurious and expensive

translucent

allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through

vindictive

having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

wistfully

yearningly

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