Okonkwo 16-25

buoyant (adj)

characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness

commissioner (noun)

a government administrator

indignity (noun)

an affront to one's self-esteem

idolatry (noun)

the worship of objects or images as gods

clamor (verb)

make loud demands

bereaved (noun)

a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

desolate (adj)

providing no shelter or sustenance

wan (adj)

lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

pauper (noun)

a person who is very poor

diffuse (verb)

spread through

heathen (noun)

a person who does not acknowledge your god

derisive (adj)

expressing contempt or ridicule

evangelism (noun)

zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel

callow (adj)

young and inexperienced

impudent (adj)

improperly forward or bold

perturbed (adj)

thrown into a state of agitated confusion

miscreant (noun)

a person without moral scruples

degenerate (adj)

unrestrained by convention or morality

blaspheme (verb)

speak of in an irreverent or impious manner

ostracize (verb)

expel from a community or group