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Things Fall Apart
ch 1-3 vocab
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English
10th Grade
01/04/2012

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capricious
Definition
subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic
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cowries
Definition
shells used as money
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harmattan
Definition
a storm of very fine dust
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impending
Definition
about to happen; imminent; to hover threateningly
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improvident
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thoughtless
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incipient
Definition
in an initial stage; beginning to happen
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interim
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An interval of time between one event, process, or period and another.
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kite
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Any of various predatory birds of the hawk family
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machete
Definition
A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as a weapon and an implement for cutting vegetation.
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Malevolent
Definition
Having an evil or harmful influence
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prowess
Definition
Superior skill or ability
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sharecropping
Definition
tenant farming. Paying a rent to a landlord to utilize the land.
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