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"Danger of a Single Story" and "Two Kinds" Flashcards

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susceptible, affectable

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Impressionable

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2
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current, ordinary

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Conventional

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3
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home, calm

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Domestic

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4
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fiber from palm tree leaves

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Rafia

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5
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talk down to, treat badly

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Patronize

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6
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baffling, puzzling

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Incomprehensible

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7
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an English novelist

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Rudyard Kipling

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8
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legitimacy, validity

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Authenticity

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9
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cheat, defraud

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Fleece

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10
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base, degraded

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Abject

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11
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evict, eject

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Dispossess

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12
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allowance, cut

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Ration

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13
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pattern, average

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Stereotypes

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14
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the Nigerian movie industry

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Nollywood

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15
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inventive, new

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Innovative

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fix up, modernize

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Refurbishing

17
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bad, evil

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Malign

18
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a young female actress

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Shirley Temple

19
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a neighborhood in San Francisco, California

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Mission District

20
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a novel written by James Barrie

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Peter Pan

21
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injustice, insult

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Indignity

22
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disgrace, abuse

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Reproach

23
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a capital city in Kenya

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Nairobi

24
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a king of Judah

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Jehoshaphat

25
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a device that makes a loud sound to warn ships in the fog

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Foghorns

26
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an American TV show popular in the 1950’s and 60’s

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Ed Sullivan Show

27
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fascinate, hypnotize

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Mesmerize

28
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a German composer and pianist

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Beethoven

29
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trance, fantasy

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Reverie

30
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clashing, divergent

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Discordant

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