Cry The Beloved Country Vocab

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desolate

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adj barren and abandoned

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unshod

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adj not having or wearing shoes or a shoe

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maize

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n corn; tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears

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laboriously

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adv with difficulty

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aparthied

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i. an official policy of recial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination
ii. a policy or practice of separating or segregating groups

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afrikaans

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n a language that developed from 17th century Dutch and is an official language of South Africa

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kloof

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n a canyon or ravine

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veld

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n African grasslands; any of the open grazing areas of southern Africa

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Zulu

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i. a member of a Bantu people of southeast Africa, primarily inhabiting northeast Natal province in South Africa;
ii. the Nguni language of this people, closely related to Xhosa

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tixo

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n great spirit or God

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umfundisi

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n pastor

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bracken

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n a widespread, often weedy fern having large, triangular, compound fronds and often forming dense thickets

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forlorn

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appering sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned

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arum

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n any plant that has small enclosed flowers

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dell

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a small secluded wooden valley

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wattle

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n a construction of poles intertwined with twigs, reeds, or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs

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squatter

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n one who settles on unoccupied land withoug legal claim

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agapanthus

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n african lily with violet funnel-shaped flowers

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ponder

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v to reflect, consider or think deeply with thoroughness and care

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hooligan

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n a member of a street gang

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dongas

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n erosion channels, steep banked ravines

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kaffir

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adj a derogatory afrikaans term for any dark-skinned person

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robot

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n trafic signal

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habitations

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n dwelling or living places

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constraint

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n holding back of feelings

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warder

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n a prison guard

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cunning

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adj artful subtleness and deceptiveness

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contrive

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v to plan with cleverness or ingenuity, to scheme

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dwindle

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to become gradually less until little remains

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vagabound

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n a person without a permanent home who moves from place to plaec, wanderer

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vestments

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n a garment, especially robe or gown worn as an indication of office or state, ceremonial clerical clothing

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transfigure

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v to alter the outward appearance of, transform

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symposium

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n a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one which the participants form an audience and make presentations

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hessian

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n burlap, a strong coarsley woven cloth used to make bags

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petrol

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n gas