Romance Short Story Vocab

Question 1

Musing

Answer 1

(Adj) absorbed in thought

Question 2

Wanton

Answer 2

(Adj) (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked

Question 3

Tawdry

Answer 3

(Adj) showy but cheap and of poor quality

Question 4

Excavation

Answer 4

(Noun) A site that is being or has been excavated

Question 5

Assuage

Answer 5

(Verb) make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Question 6

Avarice

Answer 6

(Noun) extreme greed for wealth and material gain

Question 7

Lecherous

Answer 7

(Adj) having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire

Question 8

Covetous

Answer 8

(Adj) having or showing great desire to possess something that is someone else’s

Question 9

Duplicity

Answer 9

(Noun) deceitfulness, double-dealing,

Question 10

Ethereal

Answer 10

(Adj) extremely delicate and light in a way that seems perfect to the world

Question 11

Impervious

Answer 11

(Adj) unable to be affected by

Question 12

Detriment

Answer 12

(Noun) the state of being harmed or damaged

Question 13

Sublime

Answer 13

(Adj) of such excellence, grandeur or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Question 14

Superfluous

Answer 14

(Adj) unnecessary, especially though being more than enough

Question 15

Founder

Answer 15

(Verb) to sink

Question 16

Vigilant

Answer 16

(Adj) keenly watchful to detect danger