Things fall apart word study

  • Adherent (noun) – A person who supports a particular idea, cause, or leader.

  • Arduous (adjective) – Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

  • Appease (verb) – To calm or pacify someone by giving in to their demands.

  • Approbation (noun) – Approval or praise.

  • Atone (verb) – To make amends for a wrongdoing.

  • Audacity (noun) – Boldness or daring, often in a reckless or rude way.

  • Benevolence (noun) – The quality of being kind and generous.

  • Blasphemous (adjective) – Showing disrespect or lack of reverence for something sacred.

  • Calamity (noun) – A great disaster or misfortune.

  • Callow (adjective) – Inexperienced or immature, especially a young person.

  • Capricious (adjective) – Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

  • Contemptible (adjective) – Deserving of scorn or disdain; despicable.

  • Copious (adjective) – Abundant in supply or quantity.

  • Deft (adjective) – Skillful and quick in movement or action.

  • Degeneration (noun) – The process of declining or deteriorating.

  • Derision (noun) – Mockery or ridicule.

  • Desecrate (verb) – To treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect.

  • Desolate (adjective) – Empty, barren, or abandoned; feeling alone or hopeless.

  • Discern (verb) – To perceive or recognize something.

  • Discord (noun) – Disagreement or lack of harmony.

  • Enthrall (verb) – To captivate or charm.

  • Esoteric (adjective) – Intended for or understood by only a small, specialized group.

  • Exacting (adjective) – Demanding perfection or great effort.

  • Expedient (adjective) – Convenient and practical, though possibly improper or immoral.

  • Feign (verb) – To pretend to be affected by something.

  • Flourish (verb) – To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way.

  • Grievous (adjective) – Causing great pain or suffering.

  • Harbinger (noun) – A sign or omen of something to come.

  • Imperious (adjective) – Arrogant and domineering.

  • Improvident (adjective) – Not having or showing foresight; thoughtless.

  • Impudent (adjective) – Disrespectful or bold in a rude way.

  • Malevolence (noun) – The state of having ill will or wishing harm to others.

  • Mirth (noun) – Amusement or laughter.

  • Pacifist (noun) – A person who believes in peace and opposes war or violence.

  • Perpetuate (verb) – To cause something to continue indefinitely.

  • Plaintive (adjective) – Sounding sad or mournful.

  • Poignant (adjective) – Deeply emotional, especially evoking sadness.

  • Potent (adjective) – Powerful or effective.

  • Ominous (adjective) – Giving the impression that something bad is about to happen.

  • Rend (verb) – To tear something violently apart.

  • Revere (verb) – To deeply respect and admire.

  • Resilient (adjective) – Able to recover quickly from difficulties.

  • Resolute (adjective) – Firmly determined or unwavering.

  • Sonorous (adjective) – Having a deep, rich sound.

  • Superfluous (adjective) – Unnecessary or excessive.

  • Tragedy (noun) – A serious and sad event, often involving suffering.

  • Zealot (noun) – A person who is fanatically devoted to a cause.