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2nd 23 set of words
Vocab Things Fall Apart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vividly | brightly, distinctly, clearly |
| deft | skillful, adroit |
| feign | Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury): "she feigned nervousness" |
| harbingers | thing or person that precedes or forecasts an impending event/situation |
| copiously | abundantly |
| succulent | very juicy |
| audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring |
| esoteric | understood only by a small group or select few. |
| approbation | official approval, praise, commendation |
| voluble | ability to use words easily, fluently, glibly |
| plumage | feathers of a bird |
| potent | powerful, having a strong effect |
| rent | to tear violently, to split |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| refuge | shelter or place of protection |
| grievously | done with severe suffering or sorrow, seriously, gravely |
| fugitives | a person who is elusive or hard to find, wandering |
| woeful | full of sorrow and grief |
| ominous | threathening |
| derisive adj | with harsh mockery, ridiculing |
| callow | immature, inexperienced |
| impudent | disrespectful, characterised by improper bold behaviour |
| degenerate (n/v/adj) | An immoral or corrupt person./ Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally/ showing evidence of decline. |