Mt. Vesuvius Vocab

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I don't know whether I should call my behavior courage or folly.

• a lack of good sense

• happiness

• anger

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This is quite an ordinary occurrence in Campania.

• normal

• rare

• colorful

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The chariots rocked backwards and forwards.

• carts pulled by horses

• angry people

• houses

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It had already hidden the island of Capri and the promontory of Misenum.

• point of high land that sticks out over water

• a city

• a big building

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She agreed reluctantly, but not without scolding herself for slowing me down.

• in a unwilling or hesitant way

• happily

• sadly

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One was crying about his own fate, and another that of his family.

• events you can't control

• a mother

• happiness

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Then again we were immersed in thick darkness.

• being surrounded or covered

• sitting still

• hoping for rescue

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Many crazed people ran up and down, increasing everyone's agony with their terrible predictions.

• suffering

• happiness

• hairstyle