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Calamity

Disaster, Catastrophe, Cataclysm (Noun).

Befallen

Past Participle of ‘Befall’. To come upon, to strike (Verb).

Jali

Also known as a Griot, Jalis are historian-storyteller bards of West African oral tradition. They are somewhat similar to the Anglo-Saxon Scops (Noun).

Frailty

Infirmity, Weakness, Incapacity (Noun).

Reprimanded

Rebuked, Admonished, Chastised (Adjective).

Conceivable

Imaginable, Thinkable, Possible (Adjective).

Redundant

Unnecessary, Unwanted, Useless (Adjective).

Manipulate

Exploit, Control, Influence (Verb).

Discretion

Preference, Disposition, Judgement (Noun).

Glimmer

Gleam, Glitter, Shine, Shimmer (Verb).

Uninitiated

Untrained, Inexperienced (Adjective).

Beckoning

Gesture, Invitation, Nod, Call (Noun).

Stagnant

Still, Immobile, Lifeless (Adjective).

Diligence

Rigour, Assiduity, Conscientiousness (Noun).

Arrogant

Haughty, Hubristic, Egotistic (Adjective).

Discernible

Visible, Detectable, Noticeable (Adjective).

Naiveté

Innocence, Simplicity, Childlikeness (Noun).

Forewarning

Precaution (Noun).

Immune

Resistant, Unsusceptible, Unexposed (Adjective).

Inebriated

Intoxicated (Adjective).

Diminished

Decreased, Declined, Reduced (Adjective).

Commemorate

Pay tribute or homage to someone deceased, Celebrate, Remember (Verb).

Exasperated

Infuriated, Maddened, Enraged (Adjective).

Rancid

Sour, Stale, Repugnant (Adjective).

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