post modernist 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

 Unsettling, Disturbing, Disgusting,

Dissension

disagreement that leads to discord.

Embankment

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

Marginal

 relating to or situated at the edge

Encapsulated

synonym: enclosed

Malevolence

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

Valise

Definition: a small traveling bag or suitcase

Effaced

To erase a mark

Austere

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

In his book, he discusses cultural homogeneity. 

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

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