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Ancient African Literature CPA 3rd
VL4
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English
10th Grade
03/22/2011

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Nemesis
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something that a person cannot conquere;achieve
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impregnable
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strong enough to resist or withstand attack
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omniscient
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the omniscient narroator does not take part in the action yet knows everthing that is happening
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reverential
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resulting from or showing reverence
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an gnewa
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forward
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tam-tams
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small drums
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primary epic or oral epic
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original epics before they are translated into foreign languages
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dillema
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a form of moral tale that ends with a question inviting the audience to share judgement
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gnousgous
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root vegetables
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literay present
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two events occured at different times in the past, use different tensees to show which event happened first
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interactive
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acting one upon or with the other
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assonance
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resemblance of sounds
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rout
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a defeat attended with disorederly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder
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sofas
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warriors
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nascent
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begining to exist or develop
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Allah
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god of the islam, a prophet
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litteray epic
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a long narrative poem in a dignified style about the deed
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efface
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to wipe or do away with
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fetishes
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an object regarded with awe as being the embodient or habitation of a potent spirirt or as having magical powers
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razing
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to demolish;destroy
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quarter
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one of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided; to pause in action
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etiological tales
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a tale concerning origins
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trickster
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person who plays tricks on people in the story, often bigger or stronger, and is usually a spider.
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