Things Fall Apart List 1

wily

sly, cunning

improvident

failing to plan ahead

plaintive

expressive of sorrow, melancholy

mirth

laughter, glee

discern

to see clearly, recognize

imperious

overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate

capricious

subject to whims or passing fancies

incipient

in a very early stage

contemptible

worthy of scorn

kindle

Ignite

benevolent

kindly, charitable

communal

belonging to or shared by the public

exacting

very severe in making demands

arduous

hard to do

poignant

deeply touching

deft

skillful, nimble

harbingers

indicators or bringers of warning

copious

large in quantity, plentiful

valediction

an act of bidding farewell

audacity

shameless boldness

esoteric

understood by only a few; secret

approbation

the expression of approval or praise

voluble

characterized by a ready flow of words

disquieting

inducing feelings of anxiety or worry

specious

deceptive