Short Story Vocab Flashcards
Finesse
(Noun) Skill and cleverness show by how someone handles a situation.
Synonyms: refinement, delicacy
Incessant/incessantly
(Adj.)- Non stop, without ending. (Adverb).
Synonyms: endless and constant
Odious
(Adj.) describes something deserving hatred
Synonyms: abominable, detestable.
Nocturnal
(Adj) describes something that is active at night
Palpable
(Adj.) able to be touched or felt (as if you can, but not physically)
Synonyms: tangible, perceptible
Tangible
(Adj.)describes something that has substance or reality;capable of being touched or precisely identified (more than palpable)
Synonyms: touchable
Analytical
(Adj.) describes something that is skilled in breaking a whole into its parts and examining their relationships.
Synonyms: logical
Disarming
(Adj.) describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness or mistrust
Futile
(Adj.) describes something that has no result or effect
Synonyms: fruitless, ineffective .
Analyze
(Verb) to study the parts of something
Synonyms: break down, dissect
Preclude
(Verb) to prevent or make impossible before hand
Synonyms: prevent
Retribution
(Noun) punishment for doing something wrong
Synonyms: vengeance, payback
Avenge
To get revenge by punishing the wrongdoer
Synonyms: retaliate, redress
Avenger
(Noun) someone who avenges a wrong
Synonyms: none
Connoisseur
(Noun) a person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in the field
Synonyms: enthusiast, aficionado
Accost
(Verb) to approach and speak to a challenging or agresiva way
