A Long Way Gone chp2-8

Katie C. (United States of America)
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  1. subsequent
    following in time or order
  2. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
  3. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  4. hearsay
    gossip passed around by word of mouth
  5. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  6. engulf
    flow over or cover completely
  7. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  8. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  9. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  10. parable
    a short moral story
  11. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
Created on Mon Nov 11 12:27:08 EST 2013 (updated Mon Nov 11 15:24:39 EST 2013)

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