Unit 6: Novel Study: Death and the King’s Horseman, Scenes 1–3

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  1. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  2. adornment
    a decoration that is added to relieve plainness
  3. rigid
    incapable of compromise or flexibility
  4. function
    what something is used for
  5. radiance
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  6. teem
    be full of or abuzz with
  7. blunt
    characterized by directness in manner or speech
  8. constable
    a law officer with limited authority
  9. discipline
    punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
  10. sensitive
    able to feel or perceive
  11. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  12. incite
    provoke or stir up
  13. envious
    painfully desirous of another's advantages
  14. execute
    put in effect
  15. interfere
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
  16. courier
    a person who carries a message
  17. finality
    the quality of being definitely settled
  18. suffice
    be adequate, either in quality or quantity
  19. precede
    move ahead in time or space
  20. reveal
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  21. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
Created on Tue Dec 15 12:24:35 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 15:13:41 EST 2020)

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