Exit West Vocab

countenance

noun: a person's face or facial expression

Islamophobia

dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims.

xenophobia

dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

immigrant

an individual who moves to live permanently in a foreign country.

refugee

Someone who has been forced to flee conflict or persecution and has crossed an international border to seek safety.

accrue

(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

emanate

(v.) to come forth; to send forth

innocuous

(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

conciliatory

(adj.) appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile

acquiesce

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

benevolence

(n.) kindness, generosity, charity

transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time

turbid

(adj.) muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

immutable

(adj.) not subject to change, constant

muster

(v.) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include

interminable

(adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless

nativist

(n.) a person who favors those born in his country and is opposed to immigrants

impetuous

(adj.) acting or done quickly and without thought or care, impulsive

ostentatious

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

disconcerting

(adj.) causing one to feel unsettled; upsetting, frustrating

idyllic

(adj.) simple and pleasant, naturally peaceful

tangential

(adj) only slightly relevant, going off topic

cessation

(n.) a stopping; a discontinuance

portentous

(adj.) foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompous