Things Fall Apart VOCABULARY Ch. 14-19

Rite

(n.) a ceremony; the customary form of a ceremony; any formal custom or practice

Missionary

(n.) A person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission

Heathen

(adj.) Of or relating to people or nations that do not acknowledge the Christian God of the Bible.

Derisive

(adj.) Expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn

Callow

(adj.) lacking adult sophistication; immature

Impudent

(adj.) marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others.

Vile

(adj.) morally despicable or abhorrent

Caste

(n.) a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race

Zeal

(n.) eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something

Perplexed

(adj.) filled with uncertainty