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Ancient African Literature --::{T.M.J -&&- J.D.D}::--[4th]
Vocabulary List 4
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10th Grade
03/21/2011

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Trickcster
Definition
1.
a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
2.
a person who plays tricks.
3.
a supernatural figure appearing in various guises and typically engaging in mischievous activities, important in the folklore and mythology of many primitive peoples and usually conceived as a culture hero.
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Refrain
Definition
Noun
1.
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
2.
Music .
a.
a musical setting for the refrain of a poem.
b.
any melody.
c.
the principal, recurrent section of a rondo
Verb
to abstain from an impulse to say or do something
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Reverential
Definition
resulting from or showing reverence
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Calabash
Definition
any of various gourds, especially the bottle gourd
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Proverb
Definition
a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw
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Alliteration
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Alliteration
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Alliteration
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