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Chinua Achebe ET1
VL6
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English
10th Grade
04/12/2011

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denigration
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a belittling comment
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superannuated
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overage: too old to be useful;
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eradicate
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eliminate: kill in large numbers;
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overzealously
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anatic: marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or id
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cultural conflict
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disagreements between cultural beliefs and values by two or more sides.
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benevolent
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intending or showing kindness
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pandemonium
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chaos: a state of extreme confusion and disorder
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emissary
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someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
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communal
Definition
for or by a group rather than individuals;
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cordiality
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politely warm and friendly;
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meager
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deficient in amount or quality or extent;
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brusqueness
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marked by rude or peremptory shortness;
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interim
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the time between one event, process, or period and another;
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abomination
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a person who is loathsome or disgusting
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arduous
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
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