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Vocabulary
Lesson 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appalling | causing horror, shock, or dismay |
| contagious | easily spread from person to person |
| eminent | high in rank, or reputation; distinguished;outstanding or noteworthy |
| epidemic | a sudden widespread outbreak, usually of an infectious disease; breaking out and spreading quickly |
| intentional | done on purpose, deliberate |
| myriad | an indefinitely great or vast number;countless, innumerable |
| picturesque | suggesting a picture; strikingly vivid; charming or quaint to look at |
| probable | likely to be true or to happen |
| romantic | having to do with love or adventure; appealing to the imagination; fanciful and unrealistic; a person who demonstrates these qualities |
| ruthless | without pity; cruel; hardhearted |
| sarcastic | of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm; using or given to the use of sarcasm |
| polite | showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil; refined or cultured; of a refined or elegant kind |
| pleasant | pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure; socially acceptable or adept; polite; amiable; agreeable; fair, as weather |
| defiant | characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging |
| surprising | causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment |
| resentful | causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment |
| dreary | causing sadness or gloom; dull; boring; sorrowful; sad |
| suspicious | tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable; inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful; full of or feeling suspicion; expressing or indicating suspicion |
| prosperity | a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune |
| conflict | to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash; to fight or contend; do battle; fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle; strife; controversy; quarrel; discord of action, feeling, or effect |
| freedom | the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint |
| uncertainty | the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy |
| unbiased | not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial |
| stern | firm, strict, or uncompromising |
| celebratory | to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities |
| humorous | characterized by humor; funny; comical |
| astute | of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious; clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd |
| affluent | having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich |
| belligerent | warlike; given to waging war |
| assailant | a person who attacks |
| aggression | the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like |
| abuse | to misuse;to injure or damage through maltreatment; a misuse; cruel treatment or words |
| baffle | to confuse terribly; to puzzle |
| barbarism | uncivilized, brutal behaviour; cruelty; a nonstandard word or expression |
| bewilder | to perplex; to frustrate, hinder, or interfere with |
| calamity | a disaster; any happening that causes great distress or misery |
| deceive | to mislead or delude someone, as by lying; to trick |
| folklore | unwritten stories, customs, sayings, and traditional beliefs of a culture; the study of these |
| knoll | a small, rounded hill; a mound |
| sincerity | the quality or condition of being sincere; honesty; genuineness |
| novelty | something new or unusual; an innovation; newness; originality |
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