The Interlopers

The Interlopers Glossary

Acquiesce

To accept something reluctantly but willingly

Affray

An instance of fighting in public

Pinioned

Held down

Quarreled

Fought

Scarcely

Barely, hardly

Succour

Assistance and support

Reconciliation

Restoring friendly relations

Pestilential

Annoying

Sylvester Night

Day of the feast of Pope Sylvester, observed on December 31

Gabble

Rapid, meaningless talk

Languor

Tiredness, often pleasant

Condolences

Expressions of sympathy, especially upon death

Pious

Deeply religious

Plight

A dangerous or difficult situation

Exasperation

Intense irritation or annoyance

Marauder

Raider or thief

Roebuck

Deer

Precipitous

Dangerously high or steep

Carpathians

Mountain system stretching from southern Poland and the Czech Republic into Romania

Interloper

A person who is in a place or situation where they are not wanted or do not belong

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