The Coming Plague Glossary

by Laurie Garrett

The Coming Plague Glossary

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Stertorous

Making harsh snoring sounds

Propensity

Tendency, aptness

Adroit

Dexterous, clever

Anomaly

Irregularity, exception

Obstinacy

Firmness, inflexibility

Dissipation

Squandering, loss

Inveterate

Ingrained, congenital

Exigent

Demanding, pressing

Adjutant

Administrative assistant in the military

Grandiloquent

Bombastic, pompous

Fraternize

Socialize, associate

Sheepishly

Showing embarrassment

Precipitous

Steep, perpendicular

Incredulous

Suspicious, unconvincing

Ebriety

State of intoxication

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