K-Word List Flashcards

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Ken

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(N)-one’s range of knowledge or sight.

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Koan

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(N)-a paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment.

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Kowtow

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(V)-to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.

to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom.

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