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taciturn
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not talkative
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quiet, shy
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calabashes
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fruits whose dried shells are used to make dishes, bottles, rattles, pipes, drums.
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useful, dry shells of a fruit
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malicious
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evil; wicked
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brain
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to hit or bang someone on the head
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infirmity
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a physical weakness or ailment
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disorder
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initiation (in the bush)
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becoming a full-fledged member of the tribe
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preparation
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jinn
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spirits that have supernatural influence over people.
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a ghost
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innuendo
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an indirect hint or reference, usually negative
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rumor
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diabolical
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devilish; outrageously wicked
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imperceptibly
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in a barely noticeable way
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almost invisible
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estranged
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unsympathetic or indifferent.
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separation in relationships (with people)
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perplexed
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puzzled
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griot
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an advisor, oral historian, and praise-singer.
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an assistant
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intrigue
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secret scheme; plot
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secret plan
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regency council
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group chosen to rule in place of a monarch who is too young to assume control.
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substitute ruler
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inquisitive
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unduly or inappropriately curious; prying
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curious
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ridicule
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speech or action intended to cause contemptuous
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mocking in laughter
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consolation
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comfort
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condiment
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seasoning
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gnougous
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African food plants.
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the baobab tree
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derisively
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in a mocking manner
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mocking
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blandly
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in an easygoing, unconcerned way
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simple
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affront
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an open insult
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discreetly
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watchful; circumspectly
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keeping a secret
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murmuring
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mumbling
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heedless
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thoughtless; unmindful
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efface
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to rub out; erase
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