4 short stories quiz Flashcards
inured
used as, accustomed
increments
small increases
recoiled
drew back in fear, surprise, or disgust
paramount
supreme, dominant
annihilate
destroy, demolish
irrevocable
irreversible, incapable of being canceled or undone
immutable
unchangeable, never changing or varying
ponderous
heavy and slow-moving
apprehension
dread, fear of a future event
ineffably
indescribably, inexpressibly
infinite
endless
pedantically
with undue attention to trivial points of scholarship
bibliophile
book lover or collector
misanthropy
hatred or mistrust of people
contrivance
artificial arrangement, invention plan, or mechanical device
compulsory
required, enforced
caprice
sudden notion or desire
audible
capable of being heard
zealously
fervently, devotedly
indiscriminately
without making careful choices or distinctions, randomly
ethereal
light and delicate, unearthly
cleaving
used as, splitting
illusory
not real, based on false ideas
posterity
descendants or all future generations
renounce
give up especially by formal statement, reject
imperceptible
not clear or obvious to the senses or the mind, too slight or gradual to be noticeable
ponders
thinks deeply
lucid
clearheaded not confused
tumultuous
violent, greatly agitated or disturbed
insuperable
incapable of being overcome or passed over
prostrate
lying flat
potent
powerful or effective
lethargy
abnormal drowsiness
proximity
nearness
averted
turned away
