Things fall apart Flashcards by Milan Reed

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harmattan

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a dust-laden wind on the Atlantic coast

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haggard

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wild in appereance

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imprudent

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lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgement

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mirth

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gladness accompanied by laughter

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mournful

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full of sorrow

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plaintive

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expressive of suffering

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prowess

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extraordinary ability

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revere

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regard as worthy of great honor

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wily

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full of tricks

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capricious

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governed or characterized by impulsiveness

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emissary

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a secret agent

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foolhardy

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foolishly adventurous or bold

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imperious

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befitting or characteristic of eminent rank

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imcipient

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beginning to become apparent

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oracle

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a person through whom a deity is believed to speak

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consolation

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the act of making people feel less sad

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contempitble

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worthy of despisment

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gorge

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a narrow passage through land

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luxuriant

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yielding abundantly

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mallicious

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having or showing a desire to harm somebody

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meager

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having little flesh

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torrent

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a tumultuous outpouring

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ardous

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had to accomplish or achieve

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atone

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absolute, to supply satisfaction for

brusque

markedly short and abrupt

dynamism

a theory that all phenomena can be explained in force

kindred

of similar nature or character

ordain

to invest officially with ministerial authority

perish

to become destroyed or ruined

persistent

existing for a long or longer than usual time

poignant

pungently persuasive

repentant

experiencing repentence

valediction

an act of bidding farewell

deft

characterized by facility and skill

pulsation

rhythmical throbbing or vibrating

tentative

not fully developed