Homegoing vocab Flashcards
Impassioned
adj
“He fed them for two days straight, got them drunk on palm wine until their boisterous laughing and impassioned shouting could be heard from every hut” (11)
Filled with passion or zeal; great energy or enthusiasm
After hitting the game winning home run, he was impassioned by the feat and was jumping around enthusiastically the whole way around the bases
Premonition
noun
“… knowing that the premonition that he had had the night of the fire, would begin here” (16)
Pervious warning or notice; foreshadowing or forewarning; anticipation of a future event
Earlier that day, he had a premonition about the events that would follow, he began to ready himself for the inevitable
Dissolution
noun
“…the premonition of the dissolution and destruction of the family lineage” (16)
Termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting or dispersing
After receiving bad grade after bad grade, he began a cycle of mental dissolution which resulted in a destruction of his grades and mental state.
Imperceptibly
adv
“The corners of her lips twitched imperceptibly” (18)
Not noticeable by a sense or by the mind; subtle, gradual, undetectable
During the standoff, his hand moved imperceptibly, whilst his opponent couldn’t see it, it was a way of showing the anticipating crowd that he was ready to draw.
Contrite
adj
“‘It takes a big man to admit his folly,’ … and they continued into the village, the contrite and newly christened Big Man leading the way” (34)
Feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for poor behavior/actions
After cheating on the test, he was feeling outright contrite as he couldn’t accept the fact that he had done wrong.
Jeer
verb
“When the bucket touched her head, the family began to jeer” (36)
To speak with mocking and insulting remarks; to taunt
After he missed the basketball shot, we all jokingly yelled and jeered at him.
Discordant
adj
“In the trees, two vibrant birds sand loudly, a discordant song” (52)
Disagreeing, quarrelsome; being at odds
During the project, the partner’s ideas were discordant with one another’s, resulting in an argument that would leave them both angry at the other.
Raucously
adv
“After congratulating Cudjo loudly and raucously, his own brothers and father also left” (60)
Disagreeably harsh; rough or harsh in sound; loud, disordered
During the hiking trip, my brother played his trumpet raucously to wake us all up from our slumber.
Billowed
verb
“… she would return to her quarters, beat out her pallet until dust billowed from it, wrapping around her like a hug” (75)
To rise or roll in waves or surges; to swell out due to wind; move or flow outward
As we took off in the helicopter, it was fascinating to see the leaves and trees billowing in the wind from the propellers.
Gingerly
adv
“He picks her up gingerly and places her on their pallet” (81)
Cautiously and carefully moving; using extreme care in one’s actions
In order to pickpocket the man, he moved very gingerly in order to avoid getting caught from abrupt motions.
Folly
noun
“He would remember the way the Devil had beaten Ness for his folly, and when he held Kojo…” (84)
A foolish act or idea; lack of good sense
After some time planning the movie, they had come up with quite the folly, they were going to have the protagonist skydive through 17 flaming plane carcasses into a small pool onto the ground below, how idiotic.
Stupor
noun
“…shaking herself out of her stupor” (187)
A condition of greatly dulled, or completely suspended, sense or ability; a daze
After losing to the man a foot and a half shorter than him at basketball, he went into a stupor, in disbelief that he lost to a man of such proportions
