The Unbearable Lightness of Being Glossary

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Glossary

quixotic

An admirable ambition, but one utterly lacking in practicality.

assuage

An attempt to soothe, pacify, make peace or make things easier.

prurient

Excessively interested in matters of the flesh.

elan

An especially stylish sense for great flair.

revere

Holding in the highest regard.

reprehensible

Disgraceful; held in the lowest regard; loathsome.

accompany

Escort; to tag along.

abnegation

repudiation; a wholesale rejection.

accrue

To accumulate or amass in number.

besmirch

To defame; tarnish or drag through the mud.

blasé

The appearance of being indifferent; a lack of concern exhibited in a demonstrative way.

collonade

Series of columns regularly spaced from each other.

gastric

Related to intestinal or stomach issues.

self-effacing

A display of modesty; unassuming and discreet.

specious

Of questionable logic; characterized by baseless assumptions.

tautology

An attempt to prove one statement is true by repeating the same idea using a different phraseology

onerous

Time-consuming and tedious; a cumbersome load.

debacle

A catastrophe; a calamitous occurence; the worst possible outcome.

delimit

The imposition of a boundary or the setting of a restriction.

dissimulate

To conceal or hide; camouflaging the truth.

implausible

So unlikely as to be beyond belief; fantastical; far-fetched; incredibly unlikely.

inculcation

Indoctrination; the process of getting with the program.

pertinacious

Resolute and unyielding.

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