Rocket Boys Glossary

by Homer Hickam

Rocket Boys Glossary

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Repungnance

Disgust, abhorrence, loathing

Multifarious

Legion, numerous

Recapitulation

Summarisation of main points

Prognosticate

Augur, prophecy

Panegyric

Testimonial, eulogy

Debarred

Prohibited, disqualified

Imbibed

Guzzled, necked

Sacrilege

Profanity, irreligion

Benignity

Tolerance, kindness

Cooped up

Keeping someone inside a building for a long time

Catastrophe

Affliction, disaster

Galvanism

Electricity used for therapy

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