Things Fall Apart - Vocabulary: Chapters 7-8-9

Copiously

(abv.) - large in quantity or number; abundant

Espied

(verb.) - catch sight of

Valor

(Noun.) - Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

Specious

(adj.) - deceptive; superficially plausible, but actually wrong

Audacity

(noun.) - the willingness to take bold risks

Feign

(verb.) - pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

Devoid

(adj.) - entirely lacking or free from

Rebuked

(Verb.) - express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions

Effeminate

(adj.) - (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

Coiffure

(noun.) - a person's hairstyle, typically an elaborate one

Resignation

(noun.) - the acceptance of something unpleasant that can't be avoided

Manifest

(verb.) - display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate