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Short Fiction Vocab Flashcards

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1
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a pleasantly sharp quality

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piquancy

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2
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clothing

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habiliments

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3
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a large branched candlestick

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candelabrum

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disapproval

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disapprobation

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5
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imposing and magnificent

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august

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masked and costumed person who acts out pantomimes

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mummer

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costume ball or masquerade themes

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masque

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elaborately designed

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arabesque

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something apparently seen but having no physical reality

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phantasm

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leaping or prancing about

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cavorting

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11
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African animal related to the giraffe

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okapi

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12
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having great power

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titanic

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13
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trembling; quivering

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tremulous

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14
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droppings of wild animals

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spoors

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15
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with a mental disorder

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psychopathic

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16
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crowded, maze-like passages

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warrens

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17
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a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution

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paranoia

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the expression of a person’s face

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countenance

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without slyness or cunning; frank

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guileless

20
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a noble or exalted state

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sublimity

21
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enormous

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prodigious

22
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the highest point

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zenith

23
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truthfulness; honesty

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veracity

24
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tending to spread; catching

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infectious

25
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showing no emotion

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impassive

26
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self assurance; ease of manner

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poise

27
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a group paid to applaud at a performance

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claque

28
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declaration

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avowal

29
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not talkative

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taciturn

30
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compelled

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constrained

31
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a candy made from almonds, sugar, and egg whites

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marzipan

32
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proudly; haughtily

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arrogantly

33
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bumping; pushing

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jostling

34
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having the power to bring forth memories

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evocative

35
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unable to move or act

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inert

36
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smoothly polite

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evocative

37
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liquids poured as offerings in a religious ritual

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libations

38
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a place where young trees and plants are grown

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nursery

39
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colors; shades of a given color

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hues

40
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having a similar quality or character

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akin

41
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soft, reflected light; brilliance

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luster

42
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a shellfish with a flat shell having a pearly lining

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abalone

43
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a waterproof raincoat

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mackintosh

44
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a social outcast

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pariah

45
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likely to happen presently; threatening

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imminent

46
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a false belief held in spite of evidence to the contrary

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delusion

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