Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays Glossary

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays Glossary

Reluctant

Unwilling, Hesitant, Disinclined (Adjective).

Inference

Conclusion, Conjecture, Surmise (Noun).

Heterogeneous

Diverse, Varied, Sundry (Adjective).

Persist

Continue, Persevere, to carry on something (Verb).

Tribulation

Trouble, Affliction, Adversity (Noun).

Melancholy

Pensive, Sad, Sorrowful (Adjective).

Inevitable

Unavoidable, Inescapable, Unpreventable (Adjective).

Concede

Surrender, Relinquish, Give up (Verb).

Sanctum

Hideout, Retreat, Refuge (Noun).

Remorseless

Pitiless, Merciless, Ruthless (Adjective).

Languid

Sickly, Feeble, Frail (Adjective).

Quotidian

Daily, something that occurs every day (Adjective).

Desperation

Hopelessness, Despair, Distress (Noun).

Neologism

Coining of a new word, for example ‘rawbony’ and ‘monstropolous’ by Zora Neale Hurston in Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Profound

Intense, Acute, Extreme (Adjective).

Residue

Remainder, Remnant (Noun).

Ecstatic

Elated, Joyous, Euphoric (Adjective).

Beguiling

Charming, Enchanting (Adjective).

Tangible

Material, Physical, Palpable, Corporeal, Substantial (Adjective).

Misanthropy

Cynicism, Scepticism (Noun).

Admixture

Blending, Assortment, Concoction (Noun).

Banality

Triteness, Vapidity, Dullness (Noun).

Condescension

Disdain, Superciliousness, Snobbery (Noun).

Equivocation

Vagueness, Ambiguity, Uncertainty (Noun).

Enamoured

Infatuated, Charmed, Beguiled, Fascinated (Adjective).

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