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Chinua Achebe JBB 4th
VL6
25
English
10th Grade
04/11/2011

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Denigration
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to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner
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Eradicate
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to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate
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Superannuated
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Overage: too old to be useful
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Over-zealously
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fanatic: marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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Benevolent
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intending or showing kindness
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Cultural Conflict
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disagreements and arguments between different cultures
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Communal
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Shared by all members of a community
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Emissary
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someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
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Meager
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deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness
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Cordiality
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affable: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"
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Brusqueness
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abruptness: an abrupt discourteous manner
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Interim
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an intervening time; interval; a temporary or provisional arrangement;
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Abomonation
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a person who is loathsome or disgusting
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Revel
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delight: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"
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Arduous
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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
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Improvident
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failing to provide for the future
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Clambered
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to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
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Rebuke
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call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily
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Trifle
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piddle: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
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Taut
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Stretched or pulled tight; not slack
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Malevolent
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wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
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Capricious
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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
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Approbation
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Approval or praise
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wily
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Skilled at gaining an advantage
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Pandemonium
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Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar
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