Short Story Vocab Quiz Flashcards
Balm
An aromatic resinous substance used for healing and soothing.
Bitter
Marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Braille
Raised writing that can be read by the visually impaired
Camouflage
Fabric making a wearer hard to distinguish from a background
Chatter
Click repeatedly or uncontrollably
Desperately
In a state of intense distress and hopelessness
Entreat
Ask for or request earnestly
Fancy
A predisposition to like something
Ghastly
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
Hastily
In a hurried manner
Infinitesimal
Immeasurably small
Mope
Be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
Murmur
A low continuous indistinct sound
Pallid
Pale, as of a person’s complexionP
alsy
Loss of the ability to move a body part
Paradox
A statement that contradicts itself
Peer
Look searchingly
Perfunctory
As a formality only
Petulantly
an easily irritated or annoyed manner
Poised
Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
Shabby
Showing signs of wear and tear
Sorrow
An emotion of great sadness associated with loss
Stoutly
In a resolute manner
Subliminal
Below the threshold of conscious perception
