Things Fall Apart Vocab 1

Front

Word meaning not providing for the future?

Back

improvident

Front

Word meaning showing arrogant superiority and disdain for the unworthy.

Back

imperious

Front

Word meaning tricky; skilled in cunning or craft?

Back

wily

Front

Word for someone who has experienced sorrow or loss?

Back

plaintive

Front

Word for someone deeply honored or respected?

Back

revered

Front

Indicates a mistake or something out of place.

Back

amiss

Front

Describes something shouted loudly and without restraint.

Back

bellowed

Front

Word for offering improvement to correct a mistake?

Back

compensation

Front

Word meaning determined by chance or whim:

Back

capricious

Front

Word meaning of or belonging to a distant relative.

Back

ancestral