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things fall apart vocab
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10th Grade
04/10/2011
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Harmattan
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n. dry dusty wind
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improvident
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adj. not providing for the future
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haggard
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adj. worn out, exhausted
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Cowries
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n. bright colored shell
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Prowess
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n. superior skill
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Discerned
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v. to protect, distinguish
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Malevolent
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adj. evil
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Capricious
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adj. unpredictable
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Abomination
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n. vice
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Cassava
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n. starch from roots
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Sisal
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n. grass used to make rope
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Brusqueness
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adj. bluntness, abruptness
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Valediction
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n. farewell
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Deftly
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adj. quickly, skillfully
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Poignant
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adj. sadness, pity, effect emotions
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Calabashes
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n. gourds used for bowls and utensils
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Tentative
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adj. unsure, hesitant
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Mortar
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n. vessel used to crush substances
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Disembodied
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v. to free from the body
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Feign
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v. fake, pretend
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Emissary
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n. agent, diplomat
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Espied
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v. to glimpse
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Copiously
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adj. abundant, yielding plenty
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Succulent
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adj. juicy
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Devoid
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adj. without, completely lacking
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Specious
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adj. true but lacking merit
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Pandemonium
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n. chaos
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Voluble
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adj. fluent, full of speech
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Incipient
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adj. beginning to appear
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Benumbed
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v. to make dull
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Esoteric
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adj. understood by a select few
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Inadvertently
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adj. unintentional
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Requisite
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adj. necessary, required
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Derisive
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adj. mocking, joking
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Fetish
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n. magic object
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Impudent
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adj. insulting, rude
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Miscreant
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n. villain
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Adherent
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n. supporter of a cause
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Expedient
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adj. suitable for a purpose
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Palavers
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n. idle talk
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