Short Fiction Vocab Flashcards
1
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Impede
A
To slow the progress of or interfere
2
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Countenance
A
A person’s face or facial expression
3
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Dauntless
A
showing fearlessness and determination
4
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Dense
A
closely compacted in substance
5
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Dissolution
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Act of something breaking down
6
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Emanate
A
To spread out from a source
7
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Feverish
A
Marked by intense emotion or activity
8
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Gape
A
stare with one’s mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder
9
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Lofty
A
of imposing height
10
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Reverie
A
a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream
11
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Sagacious
A
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd
12
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Shroud
A
A cover
13
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Sliver
A
a small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece
14
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Tremulous
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Timid or shy
15
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Brazen
A
Bold and without shame
