Dispatches Glossary

by Michael Herr

Dispatches Glossary

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versatile

able to adapt

brutality

savagery

caliber

the quality

maniacally

undertones of insanity

triumphantly

to do something with a sense of accomplishment

glamour

an attraction or allure

omen

a sign of something good/bad to happen

inconceivable

unbelievable

foreign

strange and unusual

Shy

nervous and reserved

humble

modest

melancholy

deep sadness

consciousness

awareness

hollow

empty

incessantly

constantly

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