dreaming in cuban Flashcards
indignation
A feeling of righteous anger
unadorned
not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
enigma
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
fastidious
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
subversive
in opposition to a civil authority or government
pallid
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
solace
comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
debilitating
impairing the strength and vitality
martyr
one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
emissary
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
gaunt
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
disdainfully
without respect; in a disdainful manner
despondent
without or almost without hope
clandestine
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
alluring
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
arbitrary
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice