TFA Vocab Chap. 1-4

Harmattan

A dry and dusty wind storm

improvident

Not having foresight; thoughtless

cowries

Mollusk shells with a smooth, domed shell; used as currency

haggard

looking exhausted; seeming fatigued

mirth

amusement, shown by laughter

imperious

coming into power without a reason, arrogant

emissary

a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomat

perpetual

1- never ending, 2- occurring so frequently, it seems endless, uninterrupted

capricious

prone to sudden and unexplainable mood and/or behavior

incipient

1- in the initial stage, beginning to develop, 2- of a person developing into a specific type/role

brusqueness

a blunt and mean manner

kindred

1- One’s family/relations, 2- Similar, in kind/related

benevolent

well meaning/kind