Short Fiction Vocab Flashcards
a pleasantly sharp quality
piquancy
clothing
habiliments
a large branched candlestick
candelabrum
disapproval
disapprobation
imposing and magnificent
august
masked and costumed person who acts out pantomimes
mummer
costume ball or masquerade themes
masque
elaborately designed
arabesque
something apparently seen but having no physical reality
phantasm
leaping or prancing about
cavorting
African animal related to the giraffe
okapi
having great power
titanic
trembling; quivering
tremulous
droppings of wild animals
spoors
with a mental disorder
psychopathic
crowded, maze-like passages
warrens
a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
paranoia
the expression of a person’s face
countenance
without slyness or cunning; frank
guileless
a noble or exalted state
sublimity
enormous
prodigious
the highest point
zenith
truthfulness; honesty
veracity
tending to spread; catching
infectious
showing no emotion
impassive
self assurance; ease of manner
poise
a group paid to applaud at a performance
claque
declaration
avowal
not talkative
taciturn
compelled
constrained
a candy made from almonds, sugar, and egg whites
marzipan
proudly; haughtily
arrogantly
bumping; pushing
jostling
having the power to bring forth memories
evocative
unable to move or act
inert
smoothly polite
evocative
liquids poured as offerings in a religious ritual
libations
a place where young trees and plants are grown
nursery
colors; shades of a given color
hues
having a similar quality or character
akin
soft, reflected light; brilliance
luster
a shellfish with a flat shell having a pearly lining
abalone
a waterproof raincoat
mackintosh
a social outcast
pariah
likely to happen presently; threatening
imminent
a false belief held in spite of evidence to the contrary
delusion
