The Short Fiction of Chinua Achebe Glossary

The Short Fiction of Chinua Achebe Glossary

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Written by Tasha Roy

Ogene

A musical instrument of Nigeria

Haggard

Peaked, drained, sickly

Perpendicular

That stands straight (90 degree)

Reverie

Day dream, absorption

Gnashed

Striked together

Capricious

Fanciful, challangeable

Emmisaries

Deplomat, ambassadors

Figida

Feigned

Imperious

Arrogant, peremptory

Malevolent

Hostile, cruel

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