Pre-IB Vocab
capable of being believed; believable
What is credible?
Renames nouns or other ________
What is pronouns?
What Ikemefuna calls Okonkwo
What is "father"?
1. to talk wildly, as in delirium.
2. to talk or write with extravagant enthusiasm
What is rave?
The names of your classmates.
What are Andrew Ethan Joseph?
characterized by fairness; just and right; impartial; unbiased
What is equitable?
The ______ case contains pronouns that function as subjects and/or predicate nominatives.
What is nominative?
What the village Mbaino gives to Umuofia to avoid war.
What is a virgin and a young man (Ikemefuna)?
needed for a particular purpose: essential, necessary
What is requisite?
Latin root word meaning "believe"
What is cred?
Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous.
What is unequivocal?
A predicate nominative (also called a predicate noun) is a word or group of words that completes a linking verb and renames the _________.
What is subject?
During the Week of _______ , Okonkwo beats his youngest wife.
What is Peace?
to exclude from a group or society
What is ostracize?
Greek root word meaning "blood"
What is hem(o)/haem(o)?
an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like
What is prerogative?
Two pronouns put together to make a single pronoun
ex. himself
What is a compound pronoun?
Okonkwo's favorite child
Who is Ezinma?
to placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
What is appease?
The author of Things Fall Apart
Who is Chinua Achebe?
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
What is sanguine?
is, are, seem, and smell are examples of this verb type
What is linking verb?
She carries Ezinma on her back to the caves.
Who is Chielo?
to make believe; pretend
What is feign?
Country where Things Fall Apart is set
What is Nigeria?