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- 3. The name means a low-ranked person.
- 9. the name for a person of high religious significance, such as an Igbo priest.
- 11. conference or discussion, as originally between African natives and European explorers or traders
- 15. a person or agent sent on a specific mission.
- 18. shamelessly bold or disrespectful; saucy; insolent.
- 19. dried, hollow shell of a gourd, used as a bowl, cup, and so on.
- 21. a liquid made from seeds that make the skin pucker; used for temporary tattoo-like decorations.
- 23. persons or things that come before to announce or give an indication of what follows
- 27. the village gathering place and playing field; an area for large celebrations and special events.
- 28. a class of men holding an ozo title; it also refers to the ritual which accompanies the granting of a title to a person.
- 29. changeable
- 31. having or showing arrogant superiority to
- 32. to have taken away the sacredness of; treat as not sacred; profane.
- 34. a bird that flies endlessly.
- 36. object believed by some person or group to have magical power
- 41. strings of hundreds of tiny beads worn snugly around the waist.
- 43. being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive.
- 45. The name implies male pride and stubbornness
- 46. a class of people in Igbo culture considered outcasts, not fit to associate with free-born members of the clan.
- 47. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
- 50. persevering determination to perform a task
- 51. a very large, nonvenomous snake of Asia, Africa,
- 52. intended for or understood by only a chosen few, as an inner group of disciples or initiates (said of ideas, literature, and so).
- 56. peace.
- 58. any of several plants
- 59. the extended family, the clan.
- 60. worthless men in the eyes of the community.
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- 1. horse the bicycle that the white man was riding when he apparently got lost.
- 2. a gong.
- 4. a superior skill learned by study and practice
- 5. a drum.
- 6. dusty wind that blows from the Sahara in northern Africa
- 7. a small but aggressive bird
- 8. a hybrid banana plant that is widely cultivated in the Western Hemisphere.
- 9. Forest the name of the leader of the egwugwu; also the name of the forest where taboo objects and people are abandoned.
- 10. the inner organs of humans or animals; specifically, the intestines; viscera; guts.
- 12. two born at the same birth. Here, according to Igbo custom
- 13. daughters who have married outside the clan.
- 14. elina, elina a favorite song of Ikemefuna's about how Danda the ant holds court and how the sand dances forever; it was introduced as a story at the end of Chapter 4.
- 15. a preaching of, or zealous effort to spread, the gospel.
- 16. potassium nitrate; used in the preparation of snuff
- 17. material that represents peace. The Umuofians use chalk to signify personal honors and status by marking the floor and the toe
- 20. fever, probably related to malaria.
- 22. not supplying something useful for the future
- 24. melon seeds prepared for a soup.
- 25. the place where, or medium by which, the deities are consulted
- 26. an abrupt discourteous manner
- 27. shamelessly bold or disrespectful; saucy; insolent
- 30. working land for a share of the crop, especially as a tenant farmer. Here, Okonkwo works as a sharecropper to obtain seed-yams.
- 33. a carved wooden figure kept by every man in his shrine to symbolize the strength of a man's right hand.
- 35. name of the current priestess
- 37. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
- 38. call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
- 39. birds of prey with long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail; they prey especially on insects, reptiles, and small mammals.
- 40. social prohibition or restriction that results from convention or tradition
- 42. excretes waste matter from the bowels.
- 44. day, Afo day The Igbo week has four days: Eke, Oye, Afo, and Nkwo.
- 48. men's undershirts, especially the sleeveless kind
- 49. loosely, produced in the throat; harsh, rasping, and so on.
- 53. leaders of the clan who wear masks during certain rituals and speak on behalf of the spirits; the term can be either singular or plural.
- 54. anyone not a Jew, Christian, or Muslim; especially, a member of a tribe, nation
- 55. the ceremony in which the bride is judged to have been faithful to her groom.
- 57. medicine, magic.
- 61. a clay pot.