Chapters 1-5 Vocab Things Fall Apart Flashcards

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Plaintive

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Sounding sad or mournful

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2
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Mirth

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Amusement, especially an expression of laughter

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3
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Prowess

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Skill or expertise in a particular activity

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4
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Capricious

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Sudden changes in mood or behavior, fickle

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5
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Incipient

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Beginning to happen or develop

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6
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Meager

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Lacking in quantity is quality

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7
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Deftly

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Skillfully, able to do something accurately and quickly

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8
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Arduous

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Involving or requiring strenuous effort

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9
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Subdue

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Quiet and rather reflective or depressed

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10
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Haggard

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Looking exhausted or fatigued

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