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TPA Vocab Parts 2-3

Things Fall Apart vocab parts 2 & 3

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Impudent (adj) bold, shameless, disrespectful (other form: Impudence (n))
Miscreant (adj) evil, immoral, (n) an evildoer; a villain
Degenerate (adj) having fallen to an inferior or undesirable state (v) To fall below a normal or desirable state (n) A depraved, corrupt, or vicious person
Effeminate (adj) having feminine qualities untypical of a man; not manly in appearance or manner; marked by an unbecoming delicacy or over refinement
Abominable (adj) destestable; loathsome;unpleasant or disagreeable. other form: (n) abomination - an object of extreme dislike; an action which offends the religious sensibilities of a people
Blaspheme (v) To speak of God or a sacred entity in an irreverent, impious manner; to use profane or obscene language. (other forms: blasphemy (n), blasphemous (adj)
Defecate (v) To void feces from the bowels
Ostracize (v) To exclude from a group
Dispensation (n) a religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed. a general state or ordering of things
Expedient (adj) suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance; characterized by concern with what is opportune
Idolatrous (adj) of or relating to the worship of a physical object as a god
Bereaved (adj) suffering the loss of a loved one (n) someone who is suffering a loss
Desecrate (v) to violate the sacredness of; profane
Imminent (adj) about to occur; impending
Palaver (n) Idle chatter (v) have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
Misogyny (n) hatred of women Other forms: Misogynist (n), misogynistic (adj)
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