Things Fall Apart Ch. 1-4 Vocab

Yam

- A staple crop in the Igbo culture, symbolizing wealth and masculinity.

Stammer

- To speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words

Pacification

- The act of bringing peace to a place or situation, often used in a colonial context

Clan

- A group of close-knit and interrelated families

Custom

- A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something specific to a particular society

Superfluous

- Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Infuriating

- Making someone extremely angry and impatient

Ceremony

- A formal event held on special occasions

Convert

- To change one's religious faith or beliefs

Plaintive

- Expressing sorrow

Colonial

- Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies

Inflexible

- Unwilling to change or compromise

Alienate

- To cause someone to feel isolated or estranged

Aggression

- Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes

Efficacy

- The ability to produce a desired or intended result

Imperious

- domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial

Voluble

- describes someone who likes to talk a lot

Deity

- a supernatural being, like a god or goddess, that is worshiped by people who believe it controls or exerts force over some aspect of the world

Proverb

- A short, well-known saying that expresses a general truth or piece of advice

Argumentative Appeals

- strategies used to convince an audience to accept a viewpoint or take a specific action, such as ethos, pathos, and logos

Bias

- a particular tendency, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned

Contradict

- to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically

Verify

- to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate

Advocate

- to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly

Banish

- send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment