The Accidental Asian Vocabulary

opine

hold and state one’s opinion

tenuous

very weak or slight

desultory

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

assidious

showing great care, perserverance

inchoate

just begun, not fully formed, rudimentary

banality

unoriginality

iconoclast

person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

deracinate

to uproot someone from their natural geographical, cultural, social environment

affinity

spontanteous or natural liking for something or someone

disingenuous

not candid or sincere, pretending to know less about something than one actually does

prelasparian

innoncent or unspoiled

instructable

impossible to understand or interpret

Sisyphean

relating to a task that can never be completed

infeffable

too great or extreme to be expressed in words

apoplectic

overcome with anger; extremely indignant

pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

dubious

doubtful, giving rise to uncertainty

lurid

gruesome, revolting, horrible

galling

annoying, humiliating

callow

inexperienced or immature