A Long Way Gone Vocab Chapter 1-9

Terms	Definitions
Adage	a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
Adjacent	lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring
Congeal	to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing
Coup	a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
Dilapidated	reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
Disconsolate	without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable
Flotsam	material or refuse floating on water.
Hasten	to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
Implement	any article used in some activity, esp. an instrument, tool, or utensil
Loot	spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
Notorious	widely and unfavorably known
Oblivious	unmindful; unconscious; unaware
Render	to cause to be or become; make
Subsequent	occurring or coming later or after
Taut	emotionally or mentally strained or tense
Translucent	permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible
Vehement	zealous; ardent; impassioned
Verandah	a large, open porch
Vicinity	the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood
Vigilance	state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness

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