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World Literature
Vocabulary Study Guide: Things Fall Apart: List 1
Term | Definition |
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Harmattan | A dry parching land breeze, charged with dust. |
Improvident | Neglecting to provide for future needs. |
Revered | To regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate. |
Capricious | Subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic. |
Incipient | Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stages. |
Brusqueness | Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough. |
Dynamism | Great energy, force, or power; vigor. |
Calabashes | Any of various gourds, especially the bottle gourd. |
Intoxicating | Exhilarating; exciting. |
Feign | To represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of. |