by Meaghan Doyle
difficult to comprehend
not likely to offend or arouse tensions
practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
a usually young foreign person who cares for children and does domestic work for a family in return for room and board and the opportunity to learn the family’s language
dressed meats and meat dishes
widespread disruption of normal liver structure by fibrosis and the formation of regenerative nodules
an identifying mark, clinic emblem, or device used by a printer or a publisher
fire; especially : a large disastrous fire
feeding on dung
of or relating to Creoles or their language: a person of mixed French or Spanish and black descent speaking a dialect of French or Spanish
characteristic of Dionysus or the cult of worship of Dionysus; especially : being of a frenzied or orgiastic character
second-in-command of Odysseus’ ship
a vigorous rhythmic dance style of the Andalusian Gypsies; also : a dance in flamenco style
any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment criminals and inflict plagues
bodyguard
the art or science of good eating
a cowboy of the South American pampas
a stew made with meat (as beef), assorted vegetables, and paprika
a Greek goddess associated especially with the underworld, night, and witchcraft
a member of the French Reformed communion especially of the 16th and 17th centuries
characteristic of an isolated people; especially : being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint
a blank space or a missing part
lacking legal or moral restraints
to cause to become soft or separated into constituent elements by or as if by steeping in fluid
a master usually in an art
the Greek goddess of memory and mother of the Muses by Zeus
was the nom-de-plume of the French poet, essayist and translator Gérard Labrunie
neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
conspiracy of silence
a usually effortless often unconscious assimilation
portraying or expressive of the life of shepherds or country people especially in an idealized and conventionalized manner
next to the last
a structure usually consisting of parallel colonnades supporting an open roof of girders and cross rafters
small group
a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from peyote buttons and used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples
exhibiting phosphorescence : luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiations
daringly original or creative
the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language
to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust
a 4-sided enclosure especially when surrounded by buildings
causing fear or alarm : formidable
disdainfully or skeptically humorous
interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
image, representation
a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing
causing or tending to cause sleep
feelings of anger or ill will often suppressed
psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
a state of servitude or submission
to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
Odysseus : a king of Ithaca and Greek leader in the Trojan War who after the war wanders 10 years before reaching home
The Liberation Army of the South was an armed group formed and led by Emiliano Zapata which took part in the Mexican Revolution.
