Short Story Vocab

Question 1

Skill and fever ness shown by how someone handles a situation

Answer 1

Finesse

Question 2

Non-stop without ending

Describes an action (something that you do) that is no stop

Answer 2

Incessant/incessantly

Question 3

Describes something deserving hatred

Answer 3

Odious

Question 4

Describes something that is active at night

Answer 4

Nocturnal

Question 5

To prevent or make impossible beforehand

Answer 5

Preclude

Question 6

Punishment for doing something wrong

Answer 6

Retribution

Question 7

To get revenge by punishing the wrongdoer

Answer 7

Avenge

Question 8

To inflict Punishment or penalty in return

Answer 8

Avenger

Question 9

A person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

Answer 9

Connoisseur

Question 10

To approach and speak to in a challenging or aggressive way

Answer 10

Accost

Question 11

Able to be touched or felt

Answer 11

Palpable

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Tangible

Question 13

Describes something that removes of unfriendliness or mistrust

Answer 13

Disarming

Question 14

Describes something that is skilled in breaking a whole into parts and examing

Answer 14

Analytical

Question 15

Describes something that has no result or effect

Answer 15

Futile

Question 16

To forgive overlook or allow an offensive

Answer 16

Condone

Question 17

Not interested or concerned about something

Answer 17

Indifferent

Question 18

A person who does work that’s boring and not very important

A deep continuous sound

To make a continuous sound

Answer 18

Drone

Question 19

To walk in a slow relaxed manner without effort

Answer 19

Saunter

Question 20

Angry and dissatisfied

Answer 20

Disgruntled

Question 21

To confuse someone completely

Confused

Answer 21

Baffle

Question 22

An ugly twisted expression on a persons face usually to express pain or disgust

Answer 22

Grimace

Question 23

To play or take part in a quickly in a way that is not

Answer 23

Dabble

Question 24

Expressing blame or accusing someone

Answer 24

Accusatory

Question 25

A person awkward behavior

Answer 25

Deameanor

Question 26

To destroy something completely

Answer 26

Annihilate

Question 27

A warning or indication of a future event

Answer 27

Devious

Question 28

To form an opinion from evidence to hint or suggest

Answer 28

Infer

Question 29

The act of process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence

Answer 29

Inference

Question 30

A warning or indication of a future event

Answer 30

Foreshadow

Question 31

Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders

Answer 31

Recalcitrant

Question 32

An idea or theory that one believes is true, an uncertain truth

Answer 32

Supposition

Question 33

Marked by loud insistent cries, full of noise

Answer 33

Clamorous

Question 34

Embarrassed or ashamed

Answer 34

Abashed

Question 35

Very sad and without hope

Answer 35

Despondent

Question 36

To agree with someone or something

Answer 36

Concur

Question 37

A great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously

Answer 37

Barrage

Question 38

Being a part of the innermost nature of a being existing for a long time and very difficult to change

Answer 38

Ingrained

Question 39

To walk slowly with heavy steps to progress or develop slowly

Answer 39

Plod

Question 40

Excessively showy, displaying wealthy knowledge etc in a way that is meant to attract attention admiration or jealously

Answer 40

Ostentatious