This passage suggests that Inglis, despite her goals for change, is afraid, and realizes the challenge of her situation.
She wants to not only change Apartheid, but change the heart and perspective of the guard at her sister's jail, though she knows fully-well that this is going to be a difficult task. She also fears what will happen if she is unable to soften him.
Apparently it's from the 15th Century's Old French emploier, Latin implicāre to entangle, to engage, from plicāre to fold
Word >> Synonyms >> antonyms
Big >> Huge >> small
Smart >> Clever >> Stupid
Rich >> Wealthy >> Poor
Delicious >> Tasty >>distasteful
Boring>>Tedious>>Interesting
Noisy>>Roaring>>Quite
Rude>>Impolite>>Polite
childish>>Juvenile>>Mature
Cautious>>Careful>>Careless
Diligent>>assiduous>>Lazy
Good>>Fine>>Bad
Clean>>Spotless>>Dirty
Brave>>Courageous>>Coward
Male>>Man>>Female
A. Traditional stories,<span> rooted in a particular culture, that explain something about the world
Google definition of a myth: "</span><span>a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events."</span><span />