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impenetrable
impossible to pass through
assimilation
becoming familiar with something
tenuous
very weak or slight
wasichu
word for people of european decent. typically refers to white people
desolate
deserted, dismal and bleak
epochal
of a period in history
sultry
hot and humid; suffocating and stuffy
confluence
a junction, a joining (especially of rivers)
exorbitant
unreasonably high ($) or excessive
annuity
a fixed sum of money to be paid each year (often for life)
convene
come or bring together; assemble
prestige
widespread respect/admiration, especially based on achievements
nuisance
person, thing, circumstance causing annoyance
secessionists
people who want withdrawal from a union/ membership
impetuously
violent, rash, impulsive in actions
sunder
split apart, divided
ambivalence
uncertainty, indecision, unsureness
marauding
roaming in search of things to steal or people to attack
schism
a split between strongly opposed groups
division, break, separation
emaciated
sickly skinny due to malnourishment
rancid
foul and rotten (or foods)
revolting, nasty, rotten
zeal
great energy or enthusiasm
iyeska
“mixed blood”
palpable
perceptible (with the senses)
tangible
austere
severe or strict in manner; stern
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