The Leavers Glossary

The Leavers Glossary

Putative

Something that is reputed to be a known fact

Supplement

Something added on as an enhancement or addition

Forsook

Abandoned altogether or relinquished into the care of another

Doppelgänger

A person’s identical alter ego or unrelated twin

Malleable

Flexible; capable of presenting a variety of persons according to the need

Provincial

Relating to a rustic or rural area; lacking sophistication

Confection

Sweets; a dessert

Cleaved

Having been split in two

Impeccable

Considered to be flawless or immaculate

Ambling

Strolling; a slow manner of walking

Surveillance

Investigative scrutiny; the official act of spying

Dialect

The peculiarities associated with a manner of speaking or pronunciation related to an ethnic group or region

Euphoria

An extreme state of elation and rapture

Implicate

To incriminate or accused someone of doing something

Inevitable

Bound to happen and impossible to avoid

Essentialist

The belief that certain skills and concepts are absolute essential to all members of society regardless of cultural background

Surreal

An effect which makes things feel like one is experiencing a dream

Excruciating

Agonizing and unbearable, usually associated with pain

Malfunction

A glitch or breakdown in a system which causes it to fail to operate

Receding

Something that is retreating or fading as it grows smaller in size

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