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Section 1-10
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| probable | likely to be true or to happen |
| ruthless | without pity; cruel; hardhearted |
| epidemics | a sudden, widespread outbreak, usuallt of infectious disease |
| myriad | an idefinitely great or vast number |
| appalling | causing horror, shock, or dismay |
| romantic | having to do with love or adventure |
| eminent | high in rank or reputation |
| picturesque | a picture; strikingly vivid; charming to look at |
| intentional | done on purpose, deliberate |
| contagious | easily spread from person to person |
| knoll | a small rounded hill |
| calamity | a disaster |
| deceive | to trick |
| sincerity | the quality or condition of being honest, genuine and sincere |
| baffle | to perplex |
| barbarism | uncivilized, brutal behavior |
| abuse | to misuse |
| novelities | something new or unusual |
| bewilder | to confuse terribly |
| folklore | unwritten stories, customs, or sayings |
| strategy | the science or art of war |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| catastrophe | a sudden widespread disaster |
| aggressive | quick to attack |
| motivated | to urge action |
| ferocious | savage, fierce, or cruel |
| valid | having legal force |
| ecology | the relationships between living things and their environments |
| sanctuary | a holy place |
| intelligable | capable of being understood |