Short Story Vocab

Question 0

Incessant

Answer 0

Adjective.
Non-stop, without ending.
The babies cries were incessant.

Question 1

Finesse

Answer 1

Noun.
Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation.
She ran with such finesse.

Question 2

Incessantly

Answer 2

Adverb.
Non-stop, without ending.
The baby incessantly cried.

Question 3

Odious

Answer 3

Adjective.
Describes something deserving hatred, awful.
Super storm sandy was odious.

Question 4

Nocturnal

Answer 4

Adjective.
Something active at night.
Bats are nocturnal.

Question 5

Palpable

Answer 5

Adjective.
Able to be touched or felt.
The changing temperature was palpable.

Question 6

Tangible

Answer 6

Adjective.
Perceptible by touch.
The blanket was tangible.

Question 7

Disarming

Answer 7

Adjective.
Winning favor or confidence.
America is in the process of disarming the nuclear stock pile.

Question 8

Analytical

Answer 8

Adjective.
Using logical reasoning.
Scientists rely on analytical data.

Question 9

Futile

Answer 9

Adjective.
Incapable of producing any useful results; pointless.
Her efforts to speak to the deaf child were futile.

Question 10

Condone

Answer 10

Verb.
To accept or allow bad behavior.
This school does not condone bad behavior.

Question 11

Preclude

Answer 11

Verb.
To prevent or make impossible beforehand.
She broke her foot which precluded her from making the playoff game.

Question 12

Retribution

Answer 12

Noun.
Punishment for doing something wrong.
The boy received retribution for skipping class.

Question 13

Avenge

Answer 13

Verb.
To get revenge by punishing the wrongdoer.
I had to avenge my sister for pulling my hair.

Question 14

Avenger

Answer 14

Noun.
Someone who avenges a wrong.
The policeman acted as an avenger when he saved the innocent women from death.

Question 15

Connoisseur

Answer 15

Noun.
Person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
He knew every wine flavor on the menu because he was a wine connoisseur.

Question 16

Accost

Answer 16

Verb.
To approach and speak to in a challenging/aggressive way.
I was accosted by a strapping man who violently asked me for money.

Question 17

Murmur

Answer 17

Noun.
A soft, in distinct sound.
The puppies began to murmur, creating a harmonious low melody.

Question 18

Annihilate

Answer 18

Verb.
To destroy completely; obliterate.
The Knicks began to annihilate the Celtics with a 20-2 lead.

Question 19

Expendable

Answer 19

Adjective.
Designed to be used once, then abandoned or destroyed.
The ticket to the carnival was expendable after one days use.

Question 20

Correlate

Answer 20

Verb.
Have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another; coordinate, match.
My outfit must correlate perfectly for my party.

Question 21

Paradox

Answer 21

Noun.
Something such as a situation that made up of two things that seem impossible, but it’s actually possible.
Paradox of individual freedom in an era of individual helplessness.

Question 22

delirium

Answer 22

Noun.
Sudden sever confusion
The competition in the air created such a delirium.

Question 23

Resilient

Answer 23

Adjective.
Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending/successful after after something bad.
The widow was resilient after her husbands death.

Question 24

Undulate.

Answer 24

Verb. To move in a smooth wave like manner. The wind made the balloons undulate repeatedly.

Question 25

Stagnant

Answer 25

Adjective. To be still. The old lady was stagnant the whole night.

Question 26

Revoke.

Answer 26

Verb. To cancel the power or affect of something/ law or agreement The driver had received so many tickets that the police had to revoke his license.