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Things Fall Apart
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28
English
10th Grade
02/28/2013
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revere
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to think very highly of someone
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improvident
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incautious
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impending
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about to happen
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prowess
 Definition
courage or skill
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malevolent
 Definition
wishing evil or harm to others
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disquiet
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to make anxious
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arduous
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difficult to do
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benevolent
 Definition
inclined to do good
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exacting
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making severe demands
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poignant
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profoundly moving
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console
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to comfort
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feign
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to give a false appearance of
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rebuke
 Definition
express disapproval of
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esoteric
 Definition
intended for or understood by only a particular group
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cunning
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to be clever
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voluble
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tending to talk too much
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calamity
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a great misfortune
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lamentation
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expression of grief
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tremulous
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being scared
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diffuse
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to spread out
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derisive
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mocking or ridiculing
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imprudent
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unwise
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miscreant
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having bad morals
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ostracize
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to banish
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debar
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prohibit
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resilient
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readily recovering
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desecrate
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treat without respect
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sonorous
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rich in sound
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