Things Fall Apart - Vocabulary

Annihilation

The act of completely destroying or defeating someone or something.

Benevolent

Well meaning and kindly; serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose.

Civilized

Having an advanced state of culture, science, and industry; polite and well-mannered.

Congregation

A gathering or collection of people, animals, or things; a body of worshippers.

Convert

To change one's religious faith or other belief; to change the form, character, or function of something.

Derisive

Expressing contempt or ridicule.

Evangelist

A person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching.

Impotent

Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless; (of a man) unable to achieve an erection.

Ostracize

To exclude someone from a society or group.

Primitive

Relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something; (of a person or way of life) simple and unsophisticated.

Abomination

A thing that causes disgust or hatred.

Audacity

The willingness to take bold risks; disrespectful behavior.

Calamity

An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Effeminate

(Of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman rather than a man.

Emissary

A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.

Inadvertent

Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.

Intricate

Very complicated or detailed.

Prosperity

The state of being successful, usually by making a lot of money.

Ultimatum

A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.