Things Fall Apart Vocabulary

Improvident

rash, careless

impending

upcoming

plaintive

sad

imperious

domineering

emissary

ambassador

tendrils

threads

contemptible

horrible

dregs

the worst parts

brusqueness

rudeness

plait

hair braid

valediction

leaving

arduo

reveled

celebrated

pottage

soup

grandees

rulers

taut

tight

harbinger

omen of the future

copiously

a great deal of

coiffure

hairdo

specious

false

agility

skill

devoid

minus or empty

manifest

made clear

communal

in a community

esoteric

only known by a few; confidential

approbation

criticism

faggots

sticks

trifle

small amount

forsook

left, abandoned

lest

unless

incipient

beginning to exist

tethered

tied to

raffia

plant material

tumult

commotion; ruckus

mirthless

joyless

abomination

disgust; something horrible

callow

immature

fetishes

objects of worship

miscreant

villlian; evildoer

caste

group in society

adherents

believers

atonement

amends

blasphermous

sacrilegious

ostracize

to exile

tuber

edible root (i.e. carrot, turnip, potato)

wherwithal

ability

irreparable

cannot be repaired

resilient

flexible

dispensation

exemption

akin

similar to

expedient

the means to an end

singlets

undershirts

clamoring

making loud noises

amulet

a charm

wan

pale

guttural

from the throat

palaver

talk

infuriating

irritating

superfluous

unnecessary

resolute

strong willed

enthralled

spellbound