Fresh Ink: "Kodama’s Ramen Shop" by Ellen Oh

by Lamar Giles
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  1. insincere
    lacking the quality of being open and truthful
    He was the king of insincere promises and the worst absentee father.
  2. settlement
    a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
    The irony was that it was Jessie’s mom’s house, as part of the divorce settlement. Yet Grandma had chosen to live with them and not her own son.
  3. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
    “She’s just biased against Koreans. It’s a cultural thing. She was raised to believe that being Japanese was superior to being anything else. And she had hoped your dad would marry a Japanese woman. But she doesn’t hate me. She’s disappointed, that’s all.”
  4. wistfully
    in a pensively sad manner
    “I don’t think so; it’s too far from home,” Jessie replied wistfully.
  5. aggrieve
    cause to feel distress
    “You won’t even be able to taste anything!” Obaasan said in an aggrieved tone.
  6. emphatically
    in a forceful manner; with emphasis
    “Kimchi does not go with ramen!” Obaasan said emphatically.
  7. resent
    feel bitter or indignant about
    “What good does it do to yell at her about the past?”
    “What good?” Jessie was crying now. “Maybe it will keep me from resenting her for the rest of my life!”
  8. gusto
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    Her mom picked up a small pickled radish and ate it with gusto. “Mmmmmm, delicious. None for Jessie, all for Mommy.”
  9. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
    “It has such a strong, pungent taste and smell. It doesn’t go with ramen.”
  10. ideal
    a principle or value that one hopes to attain or conform to
    “She was too strong-willed. She didn’t match your ideals. That’s why you always hated her.”
Created on Wed Aug 05 16:47:23 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Aug 10 11:48:41 EDT 2020)

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