literature Flashcards

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1
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granary

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storehouse

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verily

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truly or indeed

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compound

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a fenced or walled in area containing a group of people

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vex

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annoy

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5
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nape

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the back of the neck

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toil

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fatiguing work

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retort

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to reply in kind, often an insult

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dissension

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disagreement

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9
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humor of situation

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from the plot of the literay work

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humour of character

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on the characters of the story

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myth

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anonymous, traditional story

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12
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derisively

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using ridicule or scorn to show contempt

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blandy

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without concern

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14
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affront

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deliberate insult

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15
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discreetly

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unnoticeably

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heedless

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thoughtless

17
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life in benin

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olaudah

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dispose

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to arrange or place in a particular place

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profusion

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extravagance

20
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debauch

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to corrupt

21
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odoriferous

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having a scent

22
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diffuse

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disperse

23
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oblation

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religious sacifice