Things Fall Apart - Vocabulary Refresher - Derek Reagan | Library

Instructions

For our next class, we will have a vocabulary quiz on the terms introduced when we started reading Things Fall Apart. 

We are going to use this a vocabulary refresher to check to see what words we have learned and what ones are still unfamiliar to us. This does not include all of our vocabulary words, but it does contain a majority of them. 

Please do your best taking the refresher and do not use any outside sources.

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Match the following words with their corresponding definitions.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
deft		skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
wily

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1

Which definition best fits the term 'superfluous'?

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1

What is a synonym for the term 'ostracize' used in Things Fall Apart?

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How could you use 'approbation' in describing a plot point involving Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart?

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How could you use 'tremulous' to describe Ikemefuna?

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Which character could be described as 'improvident' in Things Fall Apart?

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Explain how your choice for question six is improvident. This explanation should include more rationale than "Character X is improvident." Make sure you include why or how they are improvident in the novel.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
deft		skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
wily		marked by skill in deception
impudent		fearless daring
audacity		having or showing arrogant superiority
imperious		improperly forward or bold