Refugee Vocab Flashcard 1

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Best definition of marvel?

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to feel great surprise, wonder, or admiration

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Correct use of "dinghy":

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On the beaches, they had to use their motorized dinghy to bring the residents out to their boats.

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Third Reich?

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Period when Hitler's Nazi Party controlled Germany.

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Traditional rules and practices for commerce and navigation at sea.

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maritime law

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obscure

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not well-known : not known to most people

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Behemoth means very big and powerful.

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True

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Act of disrespecting a holy place or object

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sacrilege

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Very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression.

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solemn

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dubious

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unsure or uncertain; feeling doubt about something

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It seems _______________ that the accident could have happened so quickly.

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inconceivable