The Boys in the Boat Vocabulary

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Respite

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A brief period of rest and recovery

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The steersman of a boat who also directs the speed and rhythm of the rowers

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Coxswain

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Showing patience and endurance in the face of adversity without complaining or showing emotion

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Stoic

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Austere

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Plain and without luxury

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An insufficient supply of something

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Scarcity

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Two things seen or placed together with a contrasting effect

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Juxtaposition

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Prodigious

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Great in size; very impressive or amazing

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Information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote or publicize a political or commercial cause, or point of view

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Propaganda

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Denizen

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A resident of a specific country or area, a habitual visitor to a place

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The quality or fact of being able to grip or hold on to something firmly

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Tenacity