Quack SAT Vocab #6 / TFA Quote Review

foible n

weakness, shortcoming in character

atrophy v

to wither away

lacerate v

to rip, maul, tear, mutilate

harangue n

mean, tasty, angry speech

exact v

to demand of something

abash v

to embarrass

tact n

skill in dealing with people in different situations

uncouth adj

crude, unrefined, awkward

fetish n

an abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attatchment

phobia n

a persistent illogical fear

masicate v

to chew

laconic adj

not saying much; brief and concise

malevolent adj

wishing evil on others; malicious

meander v

to wander around aimlessly

apex n

tip; peak

nadir n

absolute lowest point

disseminate v

to spread, disperse, or distribute

emaciated adj

excessively thin, weak

puissant adj

powerful, mighty

citadel n

a fortress overlooking a city, stronghold

Ikemefuna

"My father, they have killed me!" 61

Oberika

"Perhaps your men can help us bring him down and bury him. We have sent for strangers from another village to do it for us, but they may be a long time coming." 207

Uchendu

"You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you know that men are sometimes banished for life? 135

Chielo

 "Somebody is walking behind me!" she said. "Whether you are spirit or man, may Agbala shave your head with a blunt razor! May he twist your neck until you see your heels!" p 105

Okonkwo

"We should have killed the white man if you had listened to me." 195

Mr. Smith

'Tell them to go away from here. This is the house of God and I will not live to see it desecrated." 190

Mr. Brown

"There are no other gods," 179

Ekwefi

“I pray she stays." 48

Ezinma

"You have not eaten for two days, so you must finish this." 63

District Commissioner

"We shall not do you any harm if only you agree to cooperate with us. We have brought a peaceful administration to you and your people so that you may be happy.” 194

Mr. Kiaga

"Unless you shave off the mark of your heathen belief I will not admit you into the church," 157

Nwoye

"I am one of them . . . .   I don't know. He is not my father," 144