Things fall apart Flashcards
harmattan
a dust-laden wind on the Atlantic coast
haggard
wild in appereance
imprudent
lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgement
mirth
gladness accompanied by laughter
mournful
full of sorrow
plaintive
expressive of suffering
prowess
extraordinary ability
revere
regard as worthy of great honor
wily
full of tricks
capricious
governed or characterized by impulsiveness
emissary
a secret agent
foolhardy
foolishly adventurous or bold
imperious
befitting or characteristic of eminent rank
imcipient
beginning to become apparent
oracle
a person through whom a deity is believed to speak
consolation
the act of making people feel less sad
contempitble
worthy of despisment
gorge
a narrow passage through land
luxuriant
yielding abundantly
mallicious
having or showing a desire to harm somebody
meager
having little flesh
torrent
a tumultuous outpouring
ardous
had to accomplish or achieve
atone
absolute, to supply satisfaction for
brusque
markedly short and abrupt
dynamism
a theory that all phenomena can be explained in force
kindred
of similar nature or character
ordain
to invest officially with ministerial authority
perish
to become destroyed or ruined
persistent
existing for a long or longer than usual time
poignant
pungently persuasive
repentant
experiencing repentence
valediction
an act of bidding farewell
deft
characterized by facility and skill
pulsation
rhythmical throbbing or vibrating
tentative
not fully developed