The Beginning of Everything Glossary

The Beginning of Everything Glossary

anarchy

a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

avalanche

a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside

cautionary

serving as a warning

defiance

bold disobedience

filthy

disgustingly dirty

fumble

use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something

hoard

a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded

inevitably

unavoidably

inexplicable

unable to be explained

irrevocable

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered

mischievous

causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way

nemesis

the inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall

origami

the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures

panopticon

a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed

rebuttal

a refutation or contradiction

sheepish

showing embarrassment from shame or a lack of self-confidence

solely

only

suburb

an outlying district of a city, esp. a residential one

suffrage

the right to vote in political elections

swish

move with a hissing or rushing sound

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