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World Literature
Vocabulary Study Guide: Things Fall Apart: List 3
Term | Definition |
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Esoteric | Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondites. |
Approbation | Approval; commendation. |
Impenetrably | Not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered. |
Voluble | Characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative. |
Consolations | The act of consoling; comfort; solace. |
Lamentations | The act of lamenting or expressing grief. |
Tremulous | Characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness. |
Evangelists | A protestant minister or lay person who serves as an itinerant or special preacher especially a revivalists. |
Derisive | Characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking. |
Callow | Immature or inexperienced. |