The Good Soldier Glossary

The Good Soldier Glossary

Uncompromising

Unwilling to consider other opinions or alternatives

Apathy

Indifference

Discord

Conflict between people

Predecessor

Something that has followed or has been replaced by something else

Oppressive

Treating someone in an authoritarian manner

Ancestor

A descendant from the family bloodline

Beckoning

To make a gesture that indicates someone to approach

Assert

To state something confidently

intrinsic

An original and inextricable part of the nature of something.

atrocious

Appalling, fiendish or diabolical; loathsome, repulsive and obscene to the senses.

opportune

Unusually and unexpected good timing.

odious

Exceptionally repulsive and repugnant; detestable and repellent; abominable.

harangue

An annoying, long-winded and usually quite aggressive rant against something or someone.

sedulous

Characterized by meticulous care and facility.

sully

To tarnish or defile, often used in conjunction with one's reputation.

effulgence

A brilliant radiant lusture.

megalomania

A personality disorder characterized by obsession and delusions of grandeur.

fatuous

A smug complacency masquerading as intelligence that is ultimately revealed as mere stupidity.

quiescent

Dormant and inactive for a period of time before coming back into action.

lugubrious

Miserably, dismally morose and depressing.

comestibles

Edible provisions.

desultorily

In an erratic or haphazard way.

dogmatic

Rigidly adhering to conventional doctrine.

estrange

To alienate or isolate; withdrawal as a result of disillusionment.

ignoble

Dishonorable and disgraceful.

manor

Large house of a wealthy landowner.

pinnacle

The highest point of elevation or achievement.

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