harmattan
a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust
improvident
lacking foresight, incautions
revered
to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate
capricious
subject to whims or passing fancies; erratic
incipient
beginning to exist or appear
brusqueness
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
dynamism
great energy, force, or power; vigor
calabashes
the dried, hollowed-out shell of any of various gourds, especially the bottle gourd, used as a container or utensil
intoxicating
exhilarating; exciting
feign
to make believe; pretend