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My Furthest-Back Person

My Furthest-Back Person. By Alex Haley. agitated. excited; disturbed. ancestor. a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor. cherish. to hold or treat as dear; feel love for. coffles. Groups of animals or slaves chained or tied together in a line. compulsion.

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My Furthest-Back Person

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  1. My Furthest-Back Person By Alex Haley

  2. agitated • excited; disturbed.

  3. ancestor • a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.

  4. cherish • to hold or treat as dear; feel love for

  5. coffles • Groups of animals or slaves chained or tied together in a line

  6. compulsion • the act of compelling; constraint; coercion.

  7. Descendants • a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.

  8. destination • the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent

  9. diverted • to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.

  10. eminent • Distinguished or outstanding

  11. griot • a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.

  12. hastened • to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry:

  13. intrigue • to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate

  14. linguistics • the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.

  15. National Archives • Where a nation keeps records of itself.

  16. odyssey • a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.

  17. predominately • to be the stronger or leading element or force.

  18. queried • question; an inquiry.

  19. remnant • a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.

  20. uncanny • having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary

  21. jostling • to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.

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