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Chinua Achebe JHG 4
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10th Grade
04/11/2011

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denigration
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(v.)to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance
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superannuated
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(adj.)retired because of age or infirmity
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eradicate
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(v.)to remove or destroy utterly
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overzealously
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(adj.)ardently active, devoted, or diligent
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cultural conflict
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(n.)differences in values and norms of behavior of people from different cultures
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benevolent
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(adj.)characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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pandemonium
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(n.)wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos
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emissary
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(n.)a representative sent on a mission or errand
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communal
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(adj.)of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public
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cordiality
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(n.)heartiness quality or feeling
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meager
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(adj.)having little flesh; lean; thin
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brusqueness
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(adj.)abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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interim
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(n.)a temporary or provisional arrangement
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abomination
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(n.)a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc
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arduous
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(adj.)requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous
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clambered
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(v.)to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty
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revel
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(v.)to take great pleasure or delight
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taut
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(adj.)tightly drawn; tense; not slack
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improvident
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(adj.)neglecting to provide for future needs
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capricious
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(adj.)fanciful or witty
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rebuke
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(v.)to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand
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approbation
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(n.)approval; commendation
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trifle
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(n.)an article or thing of very little value
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wily
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(adj.)full of, marked by; crafty; cunning
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malevolent
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(adj.)wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
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