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things fall apart
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English
10th Grade
09/18/2012

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Term
wily
Definition
full of wiles; cunning, crafty

adjective
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improvident
Definition
lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
neglecting to provide for future needs.

adjective
Term
mirth
Definition
merriment or gaiety

noun
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discern
Definition
to recognize as different or distinct; to separate or discriminate mentally

verb
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capricious
Definition
guided by whim or fantasy

adjective
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malevolence
Definition
to wish evil upon others

adjective
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incipient
Definition
in an early stage; just beginning to appear

adjective
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benevolent
Definition
wishing or intending to promote the happiness of others

adjective
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poignant
Definition
evoking emotions, especially sadness to melancholy;

adjective
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deft
Definition
skillful and nimble

adjective
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feign
Definition
to put on a false appearance of; pretend

verb
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harbingers
Definition
one who goes before to announce or indicate the arrival of someone or something

noun
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esoteric
Definition
understood by or intended for the incited only; a chosen few

adjective
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approbation
Definition
praise; condemnation; approval

noun
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derisive
Definition
expressing or characterized by deriding; mocking; ridiculing

adjective
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impudent
Definition
offensively forward; saucy; rude; insolent

adjective
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atonement
Definition
reparation for a wrong or injury

noun
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zealots
Definition
zealous person; fanatical partison

noun
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sonorous
Definition
producing or capable of producing sound, especially deep, full, rich sound

adjective
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imperious
Definition
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial,

adjective
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