Things Fall Apart Vocabulary

Improvident

ADJ not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless

Prowess

N skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Sinister

ADJ giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

Emissary

N a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative

Malevolent

 ADJ   having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Incipient

 ADJ   in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop

Abomination

 N   a thing that causes disgust or hatred; atrocity, disgrace

Plait

N/V  a braid; to braid

Arduous

ADJ  involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

Feign

V   pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury); to fake

Succulent

 ADJ   (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty

Devoid

 ADJ   entirely lacking or free from

Sprightly

ADJ   (especially of an old person) lively; full of energy

Guttural

 ADJ   (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding

Pandemonium

N   wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar; chaos, mayhem

Forsake

 V   abandon (someone or something)

Voluble

ADJ   speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently; talkative

Ominous

ADJ   giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening

Blaspheme

 V   speak irreverently about God or sacred things

Ostracize

V  exclude (someone) from a society or group; exclude, shun

Benevolent

ADJ well meaning and kindly

Poignant

 ADJ   evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; touching, moving