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