Things Fall Apart Vocab. Review Part 1 Ch. 1-13

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Haggard

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Looking ill or tired, worn and exhausted

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Meaning of plaintive

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Sounds sad or mournful; expresses sorrow

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Meaning of mirth

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laughter, humour, or happiness

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Meaning of prowess

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Great ability or skill, extraordinary valor

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Meaning of 'amiss'

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Incorrect, not suitable, or not as it should be

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Meaning of capricious

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Sudden and unexpected change in mood or behavior

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Meaning of idleness

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State of not working, laziness, unwilling to work

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Meaning of 'incipient'

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Just beginning to appear or develop

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Meaning of abomination

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Immoral, disgusting, or shameful

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Meaning of 'meagre/meager'

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Very small or insufficient in quantity, substance, or size