Things Fall Apart - Ch. 7-13 Vocab

Emissary

One sent on a special mission to represent others

Feigned

Pretended or faked

Rebuked

Criticized; reprimanded

Copiously

Large in quantity or number

Jest

Joke, prank

Audacity

Excessive boldness, rashness, daring

Elude

To escape notice; to get away from

Malevolence

ill will or evil intentions

Esoteric

Intended for or understood by only a select few

Approbation

The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

Forsook

To have renounced or turned away from

Voluble

Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech

Discern

To see clearly, recognize

Incipient

Beginning to exist or appear

Coiffure

Style of arranging the hair

Tremulous

Shaking or quivering slightly

Tumult

Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance

Calamity

An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster