Vocab
rapport and goodwill
camaraderie
to dry out
desiccate
adj. causing mental or physical pain
syn: distressing; agonizing
ant: pleasant; comforting
wrenching
to shorten
truncate
(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic
equanimity
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
lugabrious
full; abundant
replete
Frangile; easy to break
frangible
tiresome and long; seemingly endless
interminable
suitable for cultivation of land
arable
occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent
ubiquitous
any long, repetitive, or dull recital
litany
a suspension of activity; an authorized delay
moratorium
fervent; fanatical
zealous
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