Short Stories Vocabulary Flashcards
Profusely (Adverb)
Exhibiting great abundance; Bountiful; A lot
Boisterous (Adjective)
Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; Lively; Spirited
Reprimand (Noun)
A severe or formal reproof; Rebuke - Sharp disapproval or criticism ; To express to someone your strong official disapproval of them
Civic (Adjective)
Relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
Jovial (Adjective)
Described as Good - humored; Cheerful and friendly
Paraphernalia (Noun)
Equipments needed/designed for a particular activity/use
Perfunctory (Adjective)
(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; Characterized by routine or lack of thoroughness/care/interest; Uninfluenced by the mind or emotions - like a machine
Interminably (Adverb)
Having or seeming to have no end; Endless; Continues for too long
Surly (Adjective)
Bad - tempered and unfriendly; Menacing or threatening in appearance
Ferocious (Adjective)
Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent; exhibiting/given to extreme fierceness and (not forced) violence and brutality
Notion (Noun)
A conception of or belief about something; a general understanding; vague/imperfect idea of something
Recitation (Noun)
The act of reading or repeating something aloud especially publicly; Can be from memory or just reading it
Treachery (Noun)
Betrayal of trust; Deceptive action or nature; Disloyalty; Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence
Furtive (Adjective)
Done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed; Attempting to avoid attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; Acting suspiciously
Cowering (Verb)
To shrink away or crouch down in fear of something menacing, dominating, or dismays (cause someone feeling horified)
Doctrines (Noun)
A principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief (set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other groups)
Clabber (Noun)
Sour milk that has thickened or curdled; Milk that has naturally clotted on souring
Dasher (Noun)
A device having blades for agitating a liquid or semisolid
Heritage (Noun)
Something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor; Inheritance, legacy;
Trifles (Noun)
Something of little value, substance, or importance
Disdainful (Adjective)
Full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior; showing contempt (feeling that a person/thing is beneath consideration; worthless) or lack of respect
Acquiescence (Noun)
Passive acceptance or submission; The unwillingness and hesitation acceptance of something without protest; Don’t take action, instead let things happen to them
Detained (Verb)
To hold or keep in or as if in custody; Arrested and kept in prison or somewhere else
Shabby (Adjective)
In poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care; Run down; Clothed with worn or seedy garments