Escape from Camp 14 Glossary

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Unprecedented

Unequalled, Unparalleled, Unmatched (Adjective).

Secretive

Tight-lipped, Discreet, Reticent (Adjective).

Pivotal

Central, Vital, Essential (Adjective).

Credibility

Reliability, Acceptability, Cogency (Noun).

Coherent

Logical, Rational, Cogent (Adjective).

Regrettable

Undesirable, Woeful, Distressing (Adjective).

Gulag

Concentration camps in Soviet Russia (Noun).

Retrospect

Reappraisal, Reconsideration (Noun).

Testimony

Proof, Evidence, Attestation (Noun).

Stunted

Inhibited, Impeded, Retarded (Adjective).

Distillation

Purification, Purgation, Filtration (Noun).

Totalitarian

Dictatorial, Autocratic, Despotic (Adjective).

Intermittently

Irregularly, Patchily, Sporadically (Adverb).

Defector

Traitor, Rebel, Renegade (Noun).

Perpetrator

Offender, Criminal, Wrong-doer (Noun).

Propitious

Auspicious, Favourable, Lucky (Adjective).

Desultory

Casual, Superficial, Erratic (Adjective).

Rudimentary

Basic, Elementary, Primary (Adjective).

Inoculated

Vaccinated, Immunized (Adjective).

Excrement

Human waste, Feces (Noun).

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