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A long way gone

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plague(d)
infestation
mesmerized
fascinated ; hypnotized
crapes
sneakers
laden
filled with great quantity
kamor
teacher
lorry
motor truck used to transport goods
evoke
summon ; raise
resonate
to vibrate or sound
cassava
an edible, starchy root used in making bread or cakes
waft
a light breeze
ravage(d)
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
scabbard
a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
imam
prayer leader
oblivious
lacking awareness
sura
one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran
indelibly
cannot be removed or erased ; permenant
avenge
revenge
sonority
having the character of a loud deep sound
prefect
a chief officer
soukous
most popular music and dance craze style today in all of sub-Sahara Africa
flotsam
floating remnants of a shipwreck.
disconsolate
cheerless ; heartbroken ; dejected
carseloi
spider
gyrate
To revolve round a central point
spirogyra
freshwater algae
embellish
embroider ; add details to ; decorate
lappei
big cotton cloth that women wrap around their waist
laweh
rice paste
jubilation
celebration
stagnant
not circulating or flowing
perplex
puzzle
gari
a grated and dried food made from cassava
cringe
flinch ; draw back
vehement
fierce
wahlee
place outside villages where people processed coffee or other crops
pestle
a heavy tool of stone or iron
nauseated
feeling about to vomit
profuse
In great quantity or abundance
complement
either of two parts that mutually complete each other
respite
a pause for relaxation
dilapidated
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
reverie
state of dreaming while awake
brown brown
cocaine mixed with gunpowder
evince
express ; to show or demonstrate
deviate
turn aside; turn away from
riffraff
common people
converse
carry on a conversation
hoist
raise or haul up
jovial
merry; cheerful and good-humored
kiosks
An independent stand from which merchandise is sold
marvel
wonder ; be amazed at
subside
sink to a lower level; wear off or die down
tafe
marijuana
infuriate
make furious
relentless
persistent ; never-ceasing
vengeance
the act of taking revenge
anvil
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
deploy
place troops or weapons in battle formation
bask
enjoy ; to be exposed
mantle
spread over a surface
kalo kalo
hit-and-run tactics (two groups, first hits and run, second kills the remainder)
exploit
To selfishly or unfairly use someone or something for one's own advantage. Abuse.
gruesome
horrific or ghastly
delve
to dig up
amiss
wrong ; faulty
chiseled
chipped or shaped by a metal tool called a chisel
somber
dark ; dreary ; joyless
Rastafarianism
A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations
repatriate
term used to describe the process of reuniting ex-child soldiers with their former communities
kule
open-air shower
sackie thomboi
a meal made of cassava leaves with chicken (to welcome Ishmael)
upline
a Krio word mostly used in Freetown to refer to the backwardness of the inner country, its inhabitants, and their mannerisms
ablution
the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
raggamorphy
type of reggae songs
poda podas
vehicle
festoon
decorate with strings or flowers
visa
A seal or endorsement made on a passport
intricate
having a great deal of fine detail or complexity
facilitate
to assist ; make easier
enunciate
articulate ; pronounce
compelling
tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
excruciating
very painful ; agonizing
provoke
to tease or provoke somebody
reconcile
harmonize ; come to terms
leones
A unit of currency of Sierra Leone
auspices
kinda guidance

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