Things Fall Apart Flashcards

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Arduous

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Requiring great effort, difficult to accomplish or achieve

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Abomination

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Hated or abhorred, something that causes horror or disgust

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Atone

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Repent or make up for a sin, crime or error

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Benevolent

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Generous and tries to do good for others, not for personal gain

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Bereaved

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Suffering from death of loved one, mourning

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Blasphemy

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Act of insulting or showing contempt for something considered sacred.

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Brusque

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Impolitely abrupt in speech or actions, overly blunt to the point of being harsh

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Capricious

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Impulsive, unpredictable

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Copious

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Plentiful or bountiful

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Derisive

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Ridiculing mocking or scoffing

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Desecrate

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Violate the sanctity of something, treat disrespectfully, vandalism

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Emissary

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Some one sent to represent some one else/ a group

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Esoteric

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Talking about something that requires specific knowledge limited to small group of people. Rare or unusual

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Feign

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To pretend or misrepresent, put on false appearance, pretend to not care

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Guttural

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Harsh or unpleasant and usually refers to sound.

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Haggard

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Looks exhausted, run down drained

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Harbinger

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Someone or something that signals or foreshadows arrival of something new

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Improvident

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Careless of wasteful

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Impudent

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Cocky, overtly bold and shows disregard for others

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Kindred

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Group of related people, similar in nature

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Miscreant

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Someone who does no good, villainous, evil, malevolent