Definition Flashcards
Inference (n)
an inference was made when the brother and sister had an interesting thing. His words helped with that assumption.
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Transformation (n)
The house transformed from a peaceful house to a chaotic one
A thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance
Allure (n)
The oak door that was mentioned throughout the story had an intriguing allure about it. The unknown qualities of it drew me in
The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously, attractive or fascinating
Alter (v)
The siblings behavior altered from day to night
Change your cause to change in character or composition typically in a comparatively small but significant way
Obscure (adj)
there was an obscure creature somewhere in the house
Not discovered or known about; uncertain
Reclusive (adj)
The Stranger was reclusive, avoiding the parents while he was walking to the basement
Avoiding the company of other people; solitary
Recessed (adj)
The oak door was recessed in its walls
Of a fixture or architectural feature set or built in a recess in the surrounding wall or surface
Foreboding (n)
as the stranger progressed through the house the father had foreboding a sense of danger. This haunting feelings started to affect his actions throughout the story.
Fearful apprehension a feeling that something bad will happen/can also be adj
Sinister (adj)
although the stranger was creepy, nothing sinister happened majority of the action seem to be out of warning or curiosity
Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen
Inherent (adj)
The father had an inherent sense of dangerous smothered by the mothers incompetence
Existing in something as a permanent, essential or characteristic attribute
Ambiguity (n)
“WIH” is an interesting story however it’s ambiguity is what makes it frustrating. The fact that everything can be questioned is irritating.
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation
Juxtaposition (n)
The author juxtaposition to contrast the bright cheerful house with the bland dark house
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Coincide (v)
One theory was that the son and stranger were the same person existing at the same time coinciding
Occur at or during the same time
Vestibule (n)
as the stranger stood in the vestibule, he gazed around the small hall with a look of nostalgia
A small room, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
