Short Story Vocab. Flashcards
finesse
(noun) ;skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation.
synonyms: refinement, delicacy
incessant/incessantly
(adjective) ; non-stop, wit ought ending
(verb) ; describes an action that is non-stop
synonyms: endless, constantly
odious
annoying, hateful abominable , detestable
nocturnal
describes something that is active at night.
palpable
able to be touches or felt
synonyms; tangible, perceptible
tangible
describes something that has substance or reality; capable of being touched or precisely identified
disarming
describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness or mistrust
synonyms: endearing, sweet
analytical
describes something that is skilled in breaking a whole into it’s parts and extracting their relationship
synonyms: logical
futile
describes someting that has no result or effect
condone
to forgive,overlook,or allow an offense disregard.
preclude
(verb) to prevent or make impossible beforehand.
retribution
(noun) punishment for doing something wrong.
avenge
to get revenge by punishing the wrong doer
avenger
(noun) someone who avenges a wrong
connoisseur
(noun) a person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
accost
(verb) to approach and speak in a challenging or aggressive way.
Murmer
(n.) A soft, indistinct sound.
Annihilate
(v.) Destroy, utterly oblitirate
Expandable
(adj.)Designed to be used once then abandoned or destroyed .
Correlate
(v.)Have a mutual relationship or connection, it depends pm other;match; coordinate
Paradox
(n.) something such as a situation that is made up of two things that seems impossible but is possible
Delirium
(n.) Sudden severe confusion.(adj.) delirious
Resilient
(adj.) Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending; able to become strong, successful after something bad.
Undulate
(v.) To move in a smooth, wave like motion
