Things Fall Apart Vocab #1

Inflexible means...

• You have no arms.

• You don't bend easily.

• You haven't made up your mind.

• You are tired.

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Improvident means...

• You didn't plan well.

• You don't like theater.

• You have no money.

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Poverty means...

• You have no morals.

• You have no time.

• You have no trust.

• You have no money or possessions.

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Severe means...

• You're kind of mean.

• You're kind of a pushover.

• You're kind of confused.

• You're kind of over it.

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Incipient means...

• you have only just started to develop.

• you are super old; at the end of you're life.

• you're an expert at your craft.

• you were in a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio once.

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Fond means...

• you REALLY like something.

• you REALLY hate something.

• you REALLY don't care about something.

• you are REALLY hungry.

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Capricious means...

• you have very steady emotions.

• you are prone to mood swings.

• you are clever and quick-witted.

• you are tired.

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Communal means...

• something that is meant for a community.

• something that is meant only for a single person.

• something that is made of kola nuts.

• something that was made on the beach.

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Repentant means...

• that you are asking for favors.

• that you are asking for revenge.

• that you are asking for forgiveness.

• that you are asking for lunch.

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Contemptible means...

• that something is amazing.

• that something is boring/uninteresting.

• that something is TERRIBLE.

• that something is delicious.

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