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TFA vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Yam | A staple crop in the Igbo culture, symbolizing wealth and masculinity. |
| Stammer | To speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words |
| Pacification | The act of bringing peace to a place or situation, often used in a colonial context |
| Clan | A group of close-knit and interrelated families |
| Custom | A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something specific to a particular society |
| Superfluous | Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough |
| Infuriating | Making someone extremely angry and impatient |
| Ceremony | A formal event held on special occasions |
| Convert | To change one's religious faith or beliefs |
| Plaintive | Expressing sorrow |
| Colonial | Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies |
| Inflexible | Unwilling to change or compromise |
| Alienate | To cause someone to feel isolated or estranged |
| Aggression | Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes |
| Efficacy | The ability to produce a desired or intended result |
| Imperious | domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial |
| Voluble | describes someone who likes to talk a lot |
| Deity | a supernatural being, like a god or goddess, that is worshiped by people who believe it controls or exerts force over some aspect of the world |
| Proverb | A short, well-known saying that expresses a general truth or piece of advice |
| Argumentative Appeals | strategies used to convince an audience to accept a viewpoint or take a specific action, such as ethos, pathos, and logos |
| Bias | a particular tendency, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned |
| Contradict | to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically |
| Verify | to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate |
| Advocate | to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly |
| Banish | send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment |