Difficult words starting with K

Gajendra (India)
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  1. knotty
    tangled in snarls
  2. kudos
    an expression of approval and commendation
  3. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
  4. ken
    range of what one can know or understand
  5. knoll
    a small natural mound
  6. knead
    use the hands to mix and work something into a uniform mass
  7. kleptomaniac
    someone with an irrational urge to steal
  8. kindred
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  9. kindle
    catch fire
  10. kismet
    fate or fortune
  11. kernel
    a single whole grain of a cereal
  12. knack
    a special way of doing something
  13. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  14. killjoy
    someone who spoils the pleasure of others
  15. knit
    make by needlework with interlacing yarn
Created on Sun Nov 03 01:26:19 EST 2013 (updated Fri Dec 06 23:33:19 EST 2013)

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