Collection 2: Mallam Sile

As you read Mohammed Naseehu Ali's "Mallam Sile," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 12's Collection 2: The Wife of Bath's Tale, Mallam Sile, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Saudi Women Take the Wheel, The Men We Carry in Our Minds
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  1. pesewa
    100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana
  2. jellaba
    a loose cloak with a hood
  3. cedi
    the basic unit of money in Ghana
  4. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  5. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  6. famished
    extremely hungry
  7. admonition
    cautionary advice about something imminent
  8. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  9. herald
    praise vociferously
  10. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  11. naivete
    lack of sophistication or worldliness
  12. restrain
    hold back
  13. extinguish
    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  14. Ramadan
    the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
  15. slumber
    be asleep
Created on Fri Jul 04 00:06:21 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Jul 04 11:33:59 EDT 2014)

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