Things Fall Apart #1-20 Flashcards

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Appease

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To pacify

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Adherent

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A follower of something such as a leader, party, philosophy, or profession

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Approbation

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Official approval

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Arduous

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Very difficult to accomplish or achieve

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Atone

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To make amends

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Audacity

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Excessive boldness, daring

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Benevolence

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Kindness

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Blasphemous

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Irreverent, profane, showing a lack of respect for things that are taken seriously

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Calamity

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A serious event that causes distress or misfortune

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Callow

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Immature, inexperienced

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Capricious

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Changing suddenly

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Communal

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Pertaining to a group or community

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Contempt

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Scorn, extreme dislike

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Copious

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Abundant

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Deft

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Skillful

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Degeneration

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A state of decline

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Derision

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Scoffing at, mockery

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Desecrate

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To violate the sanctity of something

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Desolate

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Deserted, w out inhabitants, barren

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Despairing

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Hopeless