English 2 GT Things Fall Apart vocabulary

Incipient

1. in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop

2. (of a person) developing into a specified type or role

Improvident

not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood and behavior.

brusque

Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

Deft

Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements

Feign

To give false appearance of; induce a false impression to assert as if true

Harbinger

something that foreshadows a future event

Contemptible

not deserving any respect at all

Audacity

1.A willingness to take bold risks

2. rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence

Elude

1. evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way

2. (of an idea or fact) fail to be grasped or remembered

Specious

1. Having a false look of truth or genuineness

2. having a deceptive attraction or allure

Tremulous

characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.

Trifle

1. something of little value, substance, or importance

2. A dessert consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine topped with layers of preserves, custard, and cream

3. to treat someone or something as unimportant

Esoteric

1. Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

2. Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand

Approbation

1. Commendation or praise

2. An act of approving formally or officially

Voluble

1. talking fluently, readily, or incessantly

2. characterized by fluency and readiness of utterance

Sullen

gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

Zeal

fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence

Adherent

1. someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas

2. sticking fast to an object or surface

Beckon

1. make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow

2. attract the attention of or summon someone by making a gesture with the hand, arm, or head

3. seem to be appealing or inviting

Derisive

1. Expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn

2. So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter

Enthralled

Capture the fascinated attention of

Miscreant

1. a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

2. a person without moral scruples

Debar

1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

2. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

Dispensation

1. exemption from a rule or usual requirement

2. a system of order, government, or organization of a nation, especially as existing at a particular time

3. the action of distributing or supplying something

Palaver

unnecessarily complex or elaborate structure

Superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary, not needed, wasteful

Desolate

deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

Pacification

The act of making somebody who is angry or upset become calm and quiet

Abomination

1. a thing that causes disgust or hatred

2. a feeling of hatred