Things Fall Apart Vocab

Prowess

exceptional ability, skill, or strength 

Discern

to distinguish, recognize 

benevolent

desiring to help others  

repentant 

expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse  

subdue

to conquer, overcome, overpower by superior force  

copiously

in large quantities 

valor

determination in facing great danger

malevolence 

having or showing a wish to do evil to others  

impenetrably

incomprehensible, cannot understand  

lamentation

showing grief or sorrow

calamity

misfortune, disaster, misery

derisive

mocking, ridicule

annihilation

destroying/defeating something 

ostracize

banish, exclude

indignity

damage one's reputation/dignity 

zeal

has energy, enthusiasm

imminent

going to happen at any moment 

pacified

bring peace

ominous

foreboding, something bad is going to happen  

superfluous

unnecessary, excessive