Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety Glossary

Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety Glossary

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Exilir

Potion, decoction

Affability

Good humour, geniality

Pedantry

Formalism, exactness

Dogmatism

Assertiveness, rigidity

Arduous

Orenous, difficult

Procrastinate

Temporize, stall

Receptacle

Crate, container

Hindrance

Obstacle, delay

Incipient

Germinal, developing

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