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

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Susceptible, gullible

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Impressionable

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ordinary, regular

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Conventional

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private, calm

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Domestic

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fiber from palm leaves

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Rafia

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condescend, snub

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patronize

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unintelligible, not understandable

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incomprehensible

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an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.

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Rudyard Kipling

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original, legit

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Authenticity

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having a woolly covering

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Fleece

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wretched, worthless

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Abject

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deprive, expel

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dispossess

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conserve, restrict

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Ration

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Nigerian film industry

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Nollywood

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inventive, ingenious

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innovtive

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fix up, spruce up

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refurbishing

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insult, evil

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malign

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an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat

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Shirley Temple

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an exuberant, evolving neighborhood with Latino roots and a hipster vibe.

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Mission District

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Novel written by Matthew Barrie in 1904.

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Peter Pan

20
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shame, humiliation

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indignity

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rebuke, reproof

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reproach

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Capital and largest city in Kenya.

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Nairobi

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Strengthened Judah militarily by building an army and many forts. He campaigned against idolatry and the renewed worship of the One True God.

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Jehoshaphat

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a device making a loud, deep sound as a warning to ships in fog.

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Foghorns

25
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an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971

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Ed Sullivan Show

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Enthrall, Fascinate

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Mesmerize

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German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music.

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Beethoven

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Fantasy, trance

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Reverie

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Clashing, Divergent

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Discordant

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