God of Small Things Vocab
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vacuous
having or showing little intelligence
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laterite
reddish type soil or clay
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amorphous
without clearly defined shape or form
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viable
capable of working successfully; feasible
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necrophiliac
person attracted (sexually) to corpses
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estivation
a kind of hibernation or retreat during the heat of summer
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bereavement
period of mourning after a loss
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purloin
to steal
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harbinger
forerunner; sign of things to come
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cajole
persuade someone to do something by coaxing or flattery
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obeisance
deferential respect
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temerity
boldness, audacity
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inured
toughened; used to something unpleasant
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effulgent
radiant
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intrepid
fearless
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belie
prove false, misrepresent
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pernickety
excessively attentive
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zamindar
landlord
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diffident
shy
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incursion
sudden invasion
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incipient
in an early stage
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incumbent
necessary for someone as a duty; currently holding office
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ignominy
disgrace; shame
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entomologist
one who studies insects
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lepidopterist
one who studies moths and butterflies
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maleficent
harmfully evil
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precocious
unusually advanced or mature in development
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foment
instigate or stir up
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cynicism
inclination to believe that people are motivated by self-interest
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invidious
tending to cause pain or unhappiness
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ingratiating
attempting to get in someone’s good favor
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gossamer
filmy fabric
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predilection
a bias in favor of something
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fascist
dictator; one who exalts nation or race above the individual
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bourgeois
pertaining to middle class - especially with regard to conventional or materialistic values
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iridescent
reflecting colors of the rainbow
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errant
wandering
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garrulous
talkative
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prescience
foresight
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enigmatic
puzzling
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evanescent
fleeting, not lasting
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effrontery
insolent or impertinent behavior
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perspicacious
having keen insight
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clandestine
characterized by secrecy
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laconic
brief
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vapid
lacking liveliness
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equivocate
use ambiguous language to conceal the truth
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fealty
fidelity, loyalty
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nascent
newly born
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timorous
cautious
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penury
poverty
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dilapidation
state of disrepair, ruin
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munificence
the quality of being lavishly generous
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presaging
ominously foreboding
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abrogated
repealed or done away with
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reticent
inclined to be silent
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caprice
sudden change in behavior
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inchoate
just begun, rudimentary
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