Things Fall Apart Vocab

Wily

skilled at gaining an advantage deceitfully.

Improvident

Not having/ showing foresight (thoughtless)

Plaintitive

Sounding sad and mournful

Discern

Perceive or recognize something

Capricious

Sudden changes in mood or behavior

Incipient

In a developing stage

Arduous

Involving tiring work

Poignant

Causing/ having a sharp feeling of sadness

Tentative

Not certain/ fixed

Kindle

Arouse or inspire an emotion

Feign

Pretend to be affected by a feeling, state or injury

Audacity

The quality or state of being bold or arrogant disregarding normal restraints

Approbation

Approval or praise

Voluble

Talking fluently, readily, or incessantly

Harbinger

A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another