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
4
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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
