Vocab for Things Fall Apart Flashcards
Valediction
A farewell oration
(a statement or address made at or as a farewell)
Coiffure
the arrangement of the hair
Incipient
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Wherewithal
the necessary means (especially financial means)
Emissary
someone sent to represent another’s interests
Tethered
confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
Capricious
determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
emanation
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
guttural
relating to or articulated in the throat
Miscreant
a person without moral scruples
Specious
plausible but false
Taut
pulled or drawn tight
brusqueness
an abrupt discourteous manner
Voluble
marked by a ready flow of speech
(a person talking fluently or readily)
Sonorous
full and loud and deep
derision
the act of treating with contempt
espy
catch sight of
disquiet
a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
buoyant
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
tremulous
quivering as from weakness or fear
feign
make believe with the intent to decieve
superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required
grievance
a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
impudent
improperly forward or bold
Dominion
control or power through legal authority
Splendor
the quality of being magnificent or grand
requisite
necessary for relief or supply
mirthless
lacking mirth
calamity
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
sullenness
a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
tumult
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
heathen
a person who does not acknowledge your god
diviner
someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
parsonage
housing that a church provides for its clergy
dynamism
active strength of body or mind
esoteric
understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
harbinger
something indicating the approach of something or someone
