Things fall apart vocab

Amiss

(adj) not quite right; inappropriate or out of place

Atone

(v) to make amends: to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome

Deft

(adj) neatly skilful and quick in one’s movements; demonstrating skill and cleverness

Esoteric

(adj) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

Feign

(v) to give a false appearance of: induce as a false impression

Feverishly

(adv) in a manner that shows the symptoms of a fever; in an frenetically excited or energetic manner

Haggard

(adj) looking exhausted and unwell especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

Imperious

(adj) assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Kindred

(n) one's family and relations; (adj) similar in kind, related

Lamentation

(n) an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret

Malevolent

(adj) having, showing, or coming from intense, often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

Plaintive

(adj) sounding sad and mournful; expressive of suffering or woe; melancholy

Prowess

(n) distinguished bravery, especially military skill; extraordinary ability

Revel

(v) enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing

Shrill

(adj) high-pitched and piercing voice or sound

Sullen

(adj) bad-tempered and uncommunicative, especially on account of resentment

Taboo

(n) a social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing; (adj) prohibited or restricted by social custom

Ultimatum

(n) a final demand, proposition, statement of terms, or command

Valediction

(n) the action of saying farewell; a statement or address made as a farewell

Wily

(adj) full of tricks or stratagem; skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfull