Week two Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Knoll
A
a small round hill; a mound
2
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Calamity
A
a disaster; any happening that causes great distress or misery
3
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deceive
A
to mislead or delude someone, as by lying; to trick
4
Q
sincerity
A
the quality or condition of being sincere; honesty; genuineness
5
Q
baffle
A
to perplex; to frustrate, hinder, or interfere with
6
Q
barbarism
A
uncivilized, brutal behavior; cruelty; a nonstandard word or expression
7
Q
abuse
A
to misuse; to injure or to damage though maltreatment; a misuse; cruel treatment or words
8
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novelties
A
something new or unusual; an innovation; newness; originally
9
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bewilder
A
to confuse terribly; to puzzle
10
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folklore
A
unwritten stories, customs, sayings, and traditional beliefs or a culture; the study of these
