Unit 1: Novel Study: Things Fall Apart, Part 1

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  1. improvident
    not supplying something useful for the future
  2. folly
    a stupid mistake
  3. cowrie
    a marine mollusk with a bright, glossy shell
  4. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  5. kite
    any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
  6. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  7. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  8. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
  9. industry
    persevering determination to perform a task
  10. kindred
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  11. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  12. benevolent
    intending or showing kindness
  13. communion
    sharing thoughts and feelings
  14. aimless
    drifting without direction
  15. disembodied
    not having a material form
  16. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  17. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  18. emissary
    someone sent to represent another's interests
  19. espy
    catch sight of
  20. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  21. resignation
    the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
  22. malevolent
    having or exerting a malignant influence
  23. agility
    the gracefulness of a quick and nimble person or animal
  24. guttural
    relating to or articulated in the throat
  25. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  26. impenetrable
    not admitting of passage into or through
  27. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  28. domain
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
  29. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  30. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
Created on Wed Dec 02 15:01:26 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 10 11:28:08 EST 2020)

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