Short Story Vocab "The Necklace" Flashcards

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Finesse

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Noun
Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation.
He had great finesse. He handled the situation perfectly. I was impressed

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Incessant

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Adjective
Non- stop
His incessant complaining was very annoying.

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Incessantly

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Adverb
Without ending
He incessantly ran the mile in gym

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Odious

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Adjective
Describes something that deserves to be hated
To Sarah, Emily was odious. They never got along

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Nocturnal

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Adjective
Something that is active at night
Raccoons are nocturnal. They sleep in the day and are up all night

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