post modernism vocab

Egalitarian

 believing in the principle that everyone is equal and is obligated to the same rights as everyone else.

Imperceptible

unable to be perceived/ seen

Grotesque

repulsively ugly or distorted

Dissension

 disagreement that leads to discord.

Embankment

A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area

Marginal

Definition: relating to or situated at the edge or margin of something

Encapsulated

enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.

Malevolence

suggests a bitter persistent hatred that is likely to be expressed in malicious (evil) conduct.

Valise

 a small traveling bag or suitcase

Effaced

To erase a mark(from a surface)

Defaced

stern and cold in appearance or manner

Organdy

a fine translucent cotton or silk fabric that is usually stiffened and used for women's clothing.

Merciless

without mercy or not showing pity towards someone or something

Countercultural

a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm

Homogeneity

The quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind. 

Chitlins

Cooked pig intestines

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent

Hangdog

Definition: Having a dejected or guilty appearance.

Cosmopolitan

Widely (worldy) sophisticated, Containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world

Ideograph

Definition: a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing  without indicating the sounds used to say it