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World Literature
Vocabulary Study Guide: Things Fall Apart: List 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Persevered | To persists in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, discouragement; continue steadfastly. |
| Miscreant | Depraved, villainous, or base. |
| Degenerate | To fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate. |
| Emanation | An act or instance of emanating. |
| Ostracize | To exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation privileges, etc. |
| Adherents | A person who follows or upholds a leader, cause etc. |
| Indignity | An injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating, affront, insult, or injury. |
| Expedient | Tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances. |
| Accomodation | The act of accommodating; state or process of being accommodated; adaption. |
| Deliberated | Carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional. |