Short Story Vocab.

Question 1

finesse

Answer 1

(noun) ;skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation.
synonyms: refinement, delicacy

Question 2

incessant/incessantly

Answer 2

(adjective) ; non-stop, wit ought ending
(verb) ; describes an action that is non-stop
synonyms: endless, constantly

Question 3

odious

Answer 3

annoying, hateful abominable , detestable

Question 4

nocturnal

Answer 4

describes something that is active at night.

Question 5

palpable

Answer 5

able to be touches or felt

synonyms; tangible, perceptible

Question 6

tangible

Answer 6

describes something that has substance or reality; capable of being touched or precisely identified

Question 7

disarming

Answer 7

describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness or mistrust
synonyms: endearing, sweet

Question 8

analytical

Answer 8

describes something that is skilled in breaking a whole into it’s parts and extracting their relationship
synonyms: logical

Question 9

futile

Answer 9

describes someting that has no result or effect

Question 10

condone

Answer 10

to forgive,overlook,or allow an offense disregard.

Question 11

preclude

Answer 11

(verb) to prevent or make impossible beforehand.

Question 12

retribution

Answer 12

(noun) punishment for doing something wrong.

Question 13

avenge

Answer 13

to get revenge by punishing the wrong doer

Question 14

avenger

Answer 14

(noun) someone who avenges a wrong

Question 15

connoisseur

Answer 15

(noun) a person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

Question 16

accost

Answer 16

(verb) to approach and speak in a challenging or aggressive way.

Question 17

Murmer

Answer 17

(n.) A soft, indistinct sound.

Question 18

Annihilate

Answer 18

(v.) Destroy, utterly oblitirate

Question 19

Expandable

Answer 19

(adj.)Designed to be used once then abandoned or destroyed .

Question 20

Correlate

Answer 20

(v.)Have a mutual relationship or connection, it depends pm other;match; coordinate

Question 21

Paradox

Answer 21

(n.) something such as a situation that is made up of two things that seems impossible but is possible

Question 22

Delirium

Answer 22

(n.) Sudden severe confusion.(adj.) delirious

Question 23

Resilient

Answer 23

(adj.) Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending; able to become strong, successful after something bad.

Question 24

Undulate

Answer 24

(v.) To move in a smooth, wave like motion

Question 25

Stagnating

Answer 25

(v.) Cease to flow or move; become stagnant

Question 26

Revoke

Answer 26

(v.) Put an end to the validity or operation or a decision, promise, or decree