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Things Fall Apart
Vocabulary from Things Fall Apart
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| severe | very harsh or strict |
| haggard | worn by overwork or suffering |
| impending | about to happen |
| mirth | great merriment or joy |
| revere | showing respect |
| discern | recognize or detect |
| compensation | something given or received as a payment |
| foolhardy | disregard for danger or consequences |
| emissary | someone sent to represent someone else's interests |
| capricious | changeable |
| resent | feel bitter about something |
| prosperity | having good fortune |
| tendril | slender structure that curls around; can refer to plant structures or hair |
| afflicted | badly affected by a disease |
| dregs | the liquid at the bottom of a container, may contain sediments or other impurities |
| toil | productive work, especially paid physical labor |
| meager | insufficient amount or quality |
| strive | exert effort or energy |
| torrent | a violent fast stream of water or other liquid |
| luxuriant | produced with abundance |
| poverty | having little money or possessions |
| brusque | rudely abrupt |
| benevolent | generously giving aid to others |
| atone | to make amends for |
| plait | woven into a braided hairdo |
| repentant | feeling remorse for wrong doing |
| valediction | the act of saying goodbye |
| deft | skillful movements |
| disquieting | causing mental discomfort |
| arduous | exhausting efforts |
| deity | supernatural being or god that is worshiped as controlling the world |
| mortar | bowl in which substances can be ground with a pestle |
| subdue | put down by force or intimidation |
| entrails | internal organs |
| rebuke | censure severely or with anger |
| ceaseless | without stopping |
| copious | large in number or quantity |
| effeminate | having female traits OR lacking masculine traits |
| sparse | not dense or not plentiful |
| threshold | the entrance to a room or building |
| coiffure | fussy hair style |
| audacity | aggressiveness or boldness |
| resignation | acceptance of a bad situation |
| devoid | lacking |
| implore | beg or request urgently |
| defiant | boldly resisting authority |
| succession | one thing following another in time (ex. kings) |
| listless | showing no excitement or enthusiasm |
| manifest | clear in the mind |
| sprightly | full of spirit |
| astride | one leg on each side |
| guttural | spoken from the throat |
| pandemonium | extreme confusion or disorder |
| approbation | official acceptance |
| trifle | something of small importance |
| cunning | shrewdness |
| eloquent | expressed clearly and effectively |
| profound | complete or of great importance |
| sullen | showing a brooding attitude |
| impose | charge and collect payment |
| lamentation | cry of sorrow or grief |
| esoteric | understandable only by the elites (enlightened inner circle) |
| tremulous | quivering from fear or weakness |
| infirm | lacking vitality; very weakly or sick |
| brandish | swing back and forth |
| tumult | noisy disturbance |
| inadvertent | accidental or unintentionally |
| garb | clothing of a distinctive style or for a specific occasion |
| calamity | a great loss or misfortune |
| grievous | causing grief or anguish |
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