Vocabulary • Ch 1.1 - Things Fall Apart • Fill in the blanks

The country descended into _________ after the overthrow of the government.

• anarchy

• prowess

• plaintive

• spectacle

They reached an _________ on the terms of the agreement.

• subside

• esoteric

• accord

• revere

"A watched pot never boils.".

• proverb

• spectacle

• accord

• mirth

The storm began to _________, and the winds gradually calmed down.

• approbation

• subside

• accord

• proverb

The protestors planned to _________ the government by organizing a large demonstration.

• proverb

• anarchy

• agitate

• wily