Things fall apart Flashcards by Milan Reed | Brainscape

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harmattan

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a dust-laden wind on the Atlantic coast

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haggard

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wild in appereance

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imprudent

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lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgement

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mirth

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gladness accompanied by laughter

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mournful

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full of sorrow

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plaintive

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expressive of suffering

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prowess

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extraordinary ability

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revere

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regard as worthy of great honor

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wily

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full of tricks

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capricious

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governed or characterized by impulsiveness

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emissary

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a secret agent

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foolhardy

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foolishly adventurous or bold

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imperious

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befitting or characteristic of eminent rank

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imcipient

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beginning to become apparent

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oracle

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a person through whom a deity is believed to speak

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consolation

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the act of making people feel less sad

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contempitble

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worthy of despisment

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gorge

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a narrow passage through land

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luxuriant

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yielding abundantly

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mallicious

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having or showing a desire to harm somebody

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meager

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having little flesh

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torrent

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a tumultuous outpouring

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ardous

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had to accomplish or achieve

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atone

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absolute, to supply satisfaction for

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brusque

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markedly short and abrupt

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dynamism

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a theory that all phenomena can be explained in force

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kindred

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of similar nature or character

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ordain

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to invest officially with ministerial authority

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perish

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to become destroyed or ruined

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persistent

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existing for a long or longer than usual time

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poignant

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pungently persuasive

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repentant

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experiencing repentence

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valediction

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an act of bidding farewell

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deft

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characterized by facility and skill

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pulsation

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rhythmical throbbing or vibrating

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tentative

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not fully developed