Things Fall Apart Vocabulary

Question 1

Agitating

Answer 1

causing to move with violence or sudden force

Question 2

Approbation

Answer 2

an act of approving formally or officially

Question 3

Benevolently

Answer 3

characterized by or expressing goodwill; expressing something in a kind manner

Question 4

Capricious

Answer 4

characterized by sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behavior; impulsive

Question 5

Copiously

Answer 5

in an abundant manner; large in quantity

Question 6

Esoteric

Answer 6

intended for or understood by only a particular group or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people

Question 7

Expedient

Answer 7

appropriate to a purpose

Question 8

Gutteral

Answer 8

having a harsh, grating quality; sounds made at the back of the throat

Question 9

Improvident

Answer 9

nor providing for the future; thriftless

Question 10

Incipient

Answer 10

beginning to exist or appear

Question 11

Quavering

Answer 11

shaking or trembling of a persons voice

Question 12

Specious

Answer 12

superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading

Question 13

Voluble

Answer 13

fluent or having a ready flow of speech; steady

Question 14

Zeal

Answer 14

Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance