1) Harmattan- a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust. "That was many years ago, twenty years or more, and during this time Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush fire in the Harmattan."(pg.3)
http://allafrica.com/stories/201312300760.html
2) Improvident- neglecting to provide for future needs. "In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow." (pg.4)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/improvident
3) Haggard- having a gaunt, waste, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exhertion, or anxiety. "He wore a haggard and mournful look except when he was drinking or playing on his flute."(pg.4)
http://sentencefor.com/haggard/
4) Plaintive- expressing sorrow or being mournful. "He could hear in his mind's ear the blood-stirring and intricate rhythms of the ekwe and the udu and the ogene, and he could hear his own flute weaving in and out of them, decorating them with a colorful and plaintive tune."(pg.6)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/plaintive
5) Amiss- out of the right or proper course, improperly."Okonkwo wondered what was amiss, for he knew certainly that something was amiss."(pg.9)
http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/amiss
6) Ultimatum- a final proposal or statement of conditions. "An ultimatum was immediately dispatched to Mbaino asking them to choose between war on the one hand, and on the other the offer of a young man and a virgin as compensation." (pg.11)
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090624051241AAtcY0d
7) Emissary- a representative sent on a mission or errand. "And so when Okonkwo of umuofia arrived at Mbaino as the proud and imperious emissary of war, he was treated with great honor and respect, and two days later he returned home with a lad of fifteen and a young virgin." (pg.11-12)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/emissary
8) Perpetual- continuing or enduring, forever. "His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children." (pg.12)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/perpetual
9) Malevolent- wishing evil or harm to another. "It was deeper and more intimate than the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw." (pg.12)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/malevolent
10) Incipient- beginning to exist or appear. " Okonkwo's first son, Nwoye, was then twelve years old but was already causing his farther great anxiety for his incipient laziness."(pg.13)
http://wordsinasentence.com/incipient-in-a-sentence/
11) Tendrils- a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing inspired form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant. "I sow the yams when the pfirst rain has fallen and stake them when the young tendrils appear." (pg.16)
http://in-a-sentence.com/Use/te/tendrils.html
12) Afflicted- to distress with mental or bodily pain. "When a man was afflicted with swelling in the stomach and the limbs he is not allowed to die in the house." (pg.16)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/afflict
13) Contemptible- deserving of or held in contempt. "And indeed he was possessed by the fear of his father's contemptible life and shameful death." (pg. 17)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/contemptible
14) meager- deficient in quantity or quality. "And what made it worse in Okonkwo's case was that he had to support his mother and two sisters from his meager harvest."(pg.20)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/meager
15) Brusqueness- abrupt in manner. "But he was struck, as most people were, by Okonkwo's brusqueness in dealing with less successful men." (pg.23)
http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/-brusqueness
16) Leprosy- a progressive infectious disease caused by a bacterium that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, and so on; it is characterized by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact.
-"he was a leper, and the polite name for leprosy was "the white skin."" Pg. 63
- https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/08/01/leprosy-in-the-modern-world/
17) Chi- a significant cultural concept and belief meaning one's personal deity; also one's destiny or fate
-"But she had grown so bitter about her own chi that she could not rejoice with others over their good fortune." Pg.67
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_focus_your_chi_for_power#page1
18) Obi- hut within a village
-"In future call her into your obi." Pg.67
- http://homeguides.sfgate.com/decorate-obi-80717.html
19)Quarrel- an angry argument or disagreement, typically between people not on good terms.
- "We have tried to settle their quarrels time without number and on each occasion Uzowulu was guilty—" Pg. 77
- http://www.enotes.com/topics/quarrel-between-ancients-and-moderns
20) Approbation- approval or praise
-"There was a loud murmur if approbation from the crowd." Pg.78
- http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/approbation
21) Orator- a public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled.
-"Tortoise was very happy and voluble as he flew among the birds, and he was soon chosen as the man to speak for the party because he was a great orator." Pg. 82
- http://www.eaglestalent.com/blog/top-10-greatest-orators
22) Plumage- a birds feathers collectively.
-"Tortoise stood up in his many-colored plumage and thanked them for their invitation." Pg.83
- http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/colorful-plumage-began-with-feathered-dinosaurs-180949691/
23) Befitted- to be appropriate for.
-"It was a great funeral, such as befitted a noble warrior." Pg.104
- http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/columnists/the-bloke-a-present-befitting-of-the-occasion-1-6371550
24) Inadvertent- not resulting from or achieved through original planning.
-"Okonkwo had committed the female, because it had been inadvertent." Pg.105
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/24/heroin-epidemic_n_4790898.html
25) Coiffure- a persons hairstyle, typically an elaborate one.
-"Palm trees swayed as the wind combed their leaves into flying crests like strange and fantastic coiffure." Pg.108
- http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/coiffure
http://allafrica.com/stories/201312300760.html
2) Improvident- neglecting to provide for future needs. "In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow." (pg.4)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/improvident
3) Haggard- having a gaunt, waste, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exhertion, or anxiety. "He wore a haggard and mournful look except when he was drinking or playing on his flute."(pg.4)
http://sentencefor.com/haggard/
4) Plaintive- expressing sorrow or being mournful. "He could hear in his mind's ear the blood-stirring and intricate rhythms of the ekwe and the udu and the ogene, and he could hear his own flute weaving in and out of them, decorating them with a colorful and plaintive tune."(pg.6)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/plaintive
5) Amiss- out of the right or proper course, improperly."Okonkwo wondered what was amiss, for he knew certainly that something was amiss."(pg.9)
http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/amiss
6) Ultimatum- a final proposal or statement of conditions. "An ultimatum was immediately dispatched to Mbaino asking them to choose between war on the one hand, and on the other the offer of a young man and a virgin as compensation." (pg.11)
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090624051241AAtcY0d
7) Emissary- a representative sent on a mission or errand. "And so when Okonkwo of umuofia arrived at Mbaino as the proud and imperious emissary of war, he was treated with great honor and respect, and two days later he returned home with a lad of fifteen and a young virgin." (pg.11-12)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/emissary
8) Perpetual- continuing or enduring, forever. "His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children." (pg.12)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/perpetual
9) Malevolent- wishing evil or harm to another. "It was deeper and more intimate than the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw." (pg.12)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/malevolent
10) Incipient- beginning to exist or appear. " Okonkwo's first son, Nwoye, was then twelve years old but was already causing his farther great anxiety for his incipient laziness."(pg.13)
http://wordsinasentence.com/incipient-in-a-sentence/
11) Tendrils- a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing inspired form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant. "I sow the yams when the pfirst rain has fallen and stake them when the young tendrils appear." (pg.16)
http://in-a-sentence.com/Use/te/tendrils.html
12) Afflicted- to distress with mental or bodily pain. "When a man was afflicted with swelling in the stomach and the limbs he is not allowed to die in the house." (pg.16)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/afflict
13) Contemptible- deserving of or held in contempt. "And indeed he was possessed by the fear of his father's contemptible life and shameful death." (pg. 17)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/contemptible
14) meager- deficient in quantity or quality. "And what made it worse in Okonkwo's case was that he had to support his mother and two sisters from his meager harvest."(pg.20)
http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/meager
15) Brusqueness- abrupt in manner. "But he was struck, as most people were, by Okonkwo's brusqueness in dealing with less successful men." (pg.23)
http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/-brusqueness
16) Leprosy- a progressive infectious disease caused by a bacterium that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, and so on; it is characterized by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact.
-"he was a leper, and the polite name for leprosy was "the white skin."" Pg. 63
- https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/08/01/leprosy-in-the-modern-world/
17) Chi- a significant cultural concept and belief meaning one's personal deity; also one's destiny or fate
-"But she had grown so bitter about her own chi that she could not rejoice with others over their good fortune." Pg.67
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_focus_your_chi_for_power#page1
18) Obi- hut within a village
-"In future call her into your obi." Pg.67
- http://homeguides.sfgate.com/decorate-obi-80717.html
19)Quarrel- an angry argument or disagreement, typically between people not on good terms.
- "We have tried to settle their quarrels time without number and on each occasion Uzowulu was guilty—" Pg. 77
- http://www.enotes.com/topics/quarrel-between-ancients-and-moderns
20) Approbation- approval or praise
-"There was a loud murmur if approbation from the crowd." Pg.78
- http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/approbation
21) Orator- a public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled.
-"Tortoise was very happy and voluble as he flew among the birds, and he was soon chosen as the man to speak for the party because he was a great orator." Pg. 82
- http://www.eaglestalent.com/blog/top-10-greatest-orators
22) Plumage- a birds feathers collectively.
-"Tortoise stood up in his many-colored plumage and thanked them for their invitation." Pg.83
- http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/colorful-plumage-began-with-feathered-dinosaurs-180949691/
23) Befitted- to be appropriate for.
-"It was a great funeral, such as befitted a noble warrior." Pg.104
- http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/columnists/the-bloke-a-present-befitting-of-the-occasion-1-6371550
24) Inadvertent- not resulting from or achieved through original planning.
-"Okonkwo had committed the female, because it had been inadvertent." Pg.105
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/24/heroin-epidemic_n_4790898.html
25) Coiffure- a persons hairstyle, typically an elaborate one.
-"Palm trees swayed as the wind combed their leaves into flying crests like strange and fantastic coiffure." Pg.108
- http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/coiffure