3 short stories vocab

Question 1

reserve

Answer 1

noun

strict control over the expression of thoughts/feelings

Question 2

wretchedly

Answer 2

adverb

very unhappily/ miserably

Question 3

rise

Answer 3

noun

a response to teasing or provoking

Question 4

incredulity

Answer 4

adverb ?

the complete inability to believe

Question 5

inconceivable

Answer 5

adj

that cannot be imagined or believed

Question 6

futile

Answer 6

adj

useless, hopeless , ineffective

Question 7

poignantly

Answer 7

adverb

in a manner that sharply or painfully effects the feelings

Question 8

stoicism

Answer 8

noun

stern control or holding in if emotion

Question 9

contrition

Answer 9

noun

feeling o sorrow or regret for wrong doing

Question 10

furies

Answer 10

noun

in Greek and roman mythology, female spirits with serpentine hair punished Wrongdoers

Question 11

impoverished

Answer 11

adj

made poor, robbed of strength or power

Question 12

perverse

Answer 12

adj

stubbornly contrary, wrong harmful or against ones own interests

Question 13

degration

Answer 13

noun

a state of corruption and loss of dignity and humanity

Question 14

frowsy

Answer 14

adj

messy or shabby in personal or manner of dress

Question 15

chagrin

Answer 15

noun

feeling of vexation or humiliation due to disappointment about something

Question 16

wither

Answer 16

adverb
to what a place
( archaic or literary)

Question 17

coquettish

Answer 17

adj

flirtatious

Question 18

boudoir

Answer 18

noun

a woman’s bedroom or private sitting room

Question 19

disdain

Answer 19

extreme contempt or disgust for somebody or something

Question 20

endeavored

Answer 20

verb

An earnest attempt to have achieved something

Question 21

attaché

Answer 21

noun

somebody on the staff of a diplomatic mission who had responsibilities in a specific area

Question 22

wraps

Answer 22

noun

outer garments to be folded around the wearer

Question 23

expansively

Answer 23

adv

in an open and generous way

Question 24

privation

Answer 24

noun

lack of the basic necessities of life