Irreverent
Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
Hectoring
To talk to someone in a bullying way
Reify
Make something abstract more concrete or real
Wolof
A language of Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania
Malinke
Also known as Mandenka, Mandinko, Mandingo, or Mandinka; a West African ethnic group, mainly found in the Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, and Mauritania
Haughty
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
Coaxing
To persuade someone gradually or by flattery to do something
Proselytizer
To convert or attempt to convert others to a particular religion, belief, or opinion
Pidgin (English)
Pidgin is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common: typically, a mixture of simplified languages or a simplified primary language with other languages' elements included. In Pidgin English, the basis of the language is English; there are over 20 recognized English-based pidgins including Nigerian Pidgin.
Naira
The currency of Nigeria
Oyinbo
A word used in Nigerian Pidgin, Igbo, and Yoruba to refer to Westernised people
Prostrating
To lay oneself flat on the ground face downward, especially in reverence or submission
Supercilious
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Lassitude
A state of physical or mental weariness
Catarrh
Excessive discharge or buildup of mucus in the nose or throat
Recalcitrant
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
Sycophant
A person who tries to win favor from wealthy or influential people by flattering them
Proclivity
A tendency to choose or do something regularly
Carapace
The hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid; a section of exoskeleton
Harmattan
A dry and dusty northeasterly trade wind which blows from the Sahara Desert over the West African subcontinent
Insouciantly
Showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
Avuncular
About or similar to an uncle; kind and friendly
Pathology
The science of the causes and effects of diseases
Bursar
A person who manages the financial affairs of a college or university
Inchoate
Just begun; not fully formed or developed
Venal
Susceptible to bribery
Torpid
Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
Lubricious
Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire
Bonhomie
Cheerful friendliness
Greenness
Youth, freshness
Somnolent
Sleepy
Calcify
Harden into calcium
Pugnaciously
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
Apocryphal
A story or statement of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
Jingoistic
Extremely patriotic, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
Savoir faire
The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations
Fey
Of language: overrefined, exaggerated, or affected
Cowries
A marine mollusk that has a smooth, glossy, domed shell with a long narrow opening
Bucolic
Of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
Patina
A thin layer on the outside of something
Enervating
Causing one to feel drained of energy
Nubile
Sexually mature - usually used when referring to a girl or young woman
