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Vocabulary Lesson 2
8th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| knoll | a small, rounded hill; a mound |
| calamity | a disaster; any happening that causes great distress or misery |
| deceive | to mislead or delude someone, as by lying; to trick |
| sincerity | the quality or condition of being sincere; honesty; genuineness |
| baffle | to perplex; to frustrate, hinder, or interfere with |
| barbarism | uncivilized, brutal behavior; cruelty; a nonstandard word or expression |
| abuse | v. to misuse; to injure or damage through maltreatment n. a misuse; cruel treatment or words |
| novelty | something new or unusual; an innovation; newness; originality |
| bewilder | to confuse terribly; to puzzle |
| folklore | unwritten stories, customs, sayings, and traditional beliefs of a culture; the study of these |