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From the Ted Talk by Iké Udé: The radical beauty of Africa, in portraits

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Sadiq Daba. There was an unspoken authoritarian and imperial bearing that sdaiq Daba exudes upon mnteeig him. In this portrait, he simply sat and allowed his massive, massive Nigerian caftan to signal his status. Quite an accomplishment.

Belinda efafh. bnedlia Effah's portrait allowed me to indulge my passion for color, dressed in a long, fitted blue dress that emphasizes her curves, seated on an upholstered green velvet bnech. I galmey elmoeypd the multicolored carpet and a vibrant color, in odrer to evoke the splendor of the multicolored painted bunting bird. Everything was dseneigd to harmonize the figure of Belinda within the frame.

Open Cloze


Sadiq Daba. There was an unspoken authoritarian and imperial bearing that _____ Daba exudes upon _______ him. In this portrait, he simply sat and allowed his massive, massive Nigerian caftan to signal his status. Quite an accomplishment.

Belinda _____. _______ Effah's portrait allowed me to indulge my passion for color, dressed in a long, fitted blue dress that emphasizes her curves, seated on an upholstered green velvet _____. I ______ ________ the multicolored carpet and a vibrant color, in _____ to evoke the splendor of the multicolored painted bunting bird. Everything was ________ to harmonize the figure of Belinda within the frame.

Solution


  1. gamely
  2. employed
  3. order
  4. bench
  5. effah
  6. belinda
  7. meeting
  8. sadiq
  9. designed

Original Text


Sadiq Daba. There was an unspoken authoritarian and imperial bearing that Sadiq Daba exudes upon meeting him. In this portrait, he simply sat and allowed his massive, massive Nigerian caftan to signal his status. Quite an accomplishment.

Belinda Effah. Belinda Effah's portrait allowed me to indulge my passion for color, dressed in a long, fitted blue dress that emphasizes her curves, seated on an upholstered green velvet bench. I gamely employed the multicolored carpet and a vibrant color, in order to evoke the splendor of the multicolored painted bunting bird. Everything was designed to harmonize the figure of Belinda within the frame.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. accomplishment
  2. allowed
  3. authoritarian
  4. bearing
  5. belinda
  6. bench
  7. bird
  8. blue
  9. bunting
  10. caftan
  11. carpet
  12. color
  13. curves
  14. daba
  15. designed
  16. dress
  17. dressed
  18. effah
  19. emphasizes
  20. employed
  21. evoke
  22. exudes
  23. figure
  24. fitted
  25. frame
  26. gamely
  27. green
  28. harmonize
  29. imperial
  30. indulge
  31. long
  32. massive
  33. meeting
  34. multicolored
  35. nigerian
  36. order
  37. painted
  38. passion
  39. portrait
  40. sadiq
  41. sat
  42. seated
  43. signal
  44. simply
  45. splendor
  46. status
  47. unspoken
  48. upholstered
  49. velvet
  50. vibrant