Literature - History of the Short Story Vocabulary

Question 1

Taxonomy

Answer 1

classification (of something)

Question 2

Notional

Answer 2

existing or based on a suggestion. Not existing in reality

Question 3

Hunkered

Answer 3

crouch, squat

Question 4

Anecdote

Answer 4

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Question 5

Reminiscence

Answer 5

a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator

Question 6

Protracted

Answer 6

lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual

Question 7

Discourse

Answer 7

written or spoken communication or debate

Question 8

Admonish

Answer 8

warn or reprimand someone firmly

Question 9

Titillate

Answer 9

arouse (someone) to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words.

Question 10

Gamut

Answer 10

the complete range or scope of something

Question 11

Denouement

Answer 11

the final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

Question 12

Extrapolated

Answer 12

to predict by projecting past experience or known data

Question 13

Apotheosis

Answer 13

the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax