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vocab 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute-adj. | complete; entire; total |
| blunder-noun, verb | a foolish or stupid mistake to make a blunder to move clumsily or carelessly |
| calamity-n | a terrible event that causes great harm or destruction |
| devour-v | 1. to eat, especially to eat very hungrily 2. to destroy by using up |
| enchant-v enchanting-adj. enchanted-adj. enchantment-n. | 1. to cast a spell over; to use magic on 2. to delight greatly; to charm |
| illiteracy-n illiterate-adj. | lack of education; especially, not knowing how to read and write |
| incite-v | to urge or to stir to action |
| instantaneous- adj. | done or happening in an instant |
| presumption- n. presume-v. | 1. a belief; something that is taken for granted; something one presumes 2. annoying or unpleasant boldness or nerve |
| refuge-n. refugee-n. | 1. protection from danger, difficulty, or annoyance 2. a place of shelter or safety |
| segment-n. | one of the parts into which something is divided or can be separated |
| strew-v. | 1. to spread about here and there 2. to cover with something scattered or sprinkle |
| supplement supplemental-adj. | something added to make a thing more completer or better to add or complete |
| uncanny-adj. | so remarkable as to seem unnatural; very strange; mysterious |
| venture | risky activity or undertaking to dare to say or do to go in spite of some risk |