VPP 4 lessons 1 & 2
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muff10fluff on August 27, 2010
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USN Exam Study Group, USN 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 camaraderie | rapport and goodwill |
| frangible | fragile; easy to break |
| litany | any long, repetitive, or dull recital |
| moratorium | a suspension of activity; an authorized delay |
| zealous | fervent; fanatical |
| desiccate | to dry out; to remove moisture |
| wrenching | causing mental or physical pain |
| replete | full; abundant |
| interminable | tiresome and long; seemingly endless |
| arable | suitable for cultivation of land |
| lugubrious | mournful; gloomy |
| truncate | to shorten |
| ubiquitous | occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent |
| vernacular | everyday language |
| equanimity | composure; calmness |
| metamorphosis | a transformation or dramatic change |
| donnybrook | a fight; an uproar |
| nonchalant | unconcerned; indifferent |
| vestige | a trace or evidence of something that once existed |
| interlocutor | someone who participates in a conversation |
| procrustean | strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances |
| stygian | dark and forbidding |
| sophistry | a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument |
| carte blanche | boundless authority; unlimited power to act |
| incantation | a chant; a recited magical spell |
| cosmopolitan | worldly; sophisticated |
| rife | abundant; prevalent |
| nomenclature | technical names or naming system in an art or science |
| brigand | a robber or bandit |
| contemptuous | haughty; scornful |
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