Things fall apart

3. bravery, especially in battle
5. when he did this he saw that his father was pleased, and no longer rebuked him or beat him" (Abebe 54)
6. beginning to exist or appear
8. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial
10. Sounding sad and mournful
13. Anything disliked
14. express sharp disapproval or criticism because of behavior or actions
17. The rhythmic beating of an object.
19. did you become a shivering old woman,' Okonkwo asked himself, 'you, who are known in all the nine villages for your valor in war?'" (Achebe 65).
20. Perceive or recognize; distinguish mentally
23. cross seven rivers to make their farms; you stay at home and offer sacrifices to a reluctant soil (Achebe 18).
24. an abrupt discourteous manner
27. he was repentant. But he was not the man to go about telling his neighbors that he was in error (Achebe 31).
28. Fern leaf
29. characterized by or showing any past regrets; being sorry
31. his day, he was lazy and improvident and unable to think about tomorrow (Achebe 5).
32. in a while two young men carrying palm fronds ran around the circle and kept the crowd back by beating the ground in front of them or, if they were stubborn, their legs and feet." (Achebe 47)
33. the heavy rains which were drowning the yams, about the next ancestral feast and about the impending war with the village of Mbaino" (Achebe 6).
34. was like the pulsation of its heart" (Achebe 44)

1. Wildly exited or enthusiastic
2. receiving such a message through a younger brother or sister, Nwoye would feign annoyance and grumble aloud about women and their troubles" (Achebe 52).
4. comfort and solace
5. lived four compounds away, and she was notorious for her late night cooking." (Achebe 95)
7. be about to happen (or of something bad, looming)
9. the heavy rains which were drowning the yams, about the next ancestral feast and about the impending war with the village of Mbaino" (Achebe 6).
11. was an abomination for the football team.
12. not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary
14. To engage in a lively gathering, e.g. parties
15. he was struck, as most people were, by Okonkwo's brusqueness in dealing with less successful men (Achebe 26)
16. crowd roared and clapped and of a while drowned the frenzied drums" (Abebe 47)
18. so when Okonkwo of Umuofia arrived at Mbaino as the proud and imperious emissary of war,...(Achebe 12).
21. Famous or well known for some bad deed
22. to pretend to be affected by
25. hesitant; unwilling;
26. faith was a consolation during his troubles.
30. affecting or moving to the emotions
31. But he and Nowoye had become so deeply attached to each other that such moments became less frequent and less poignant" (Achebe 34)