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Short Story Vocab Words Flashcards

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Wretchedly

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Pos: adv

Def: Very unhappily, miserably

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Expansively

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Pos: adv

Def: In an open, generous way

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Rise

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Pos: N

Def: a response to teasing or provoking

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Reserve

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Pos: n

Def: Strict control over the expression of thoughts/feelings

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Incredulity

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Pos: adv

Def: Complete inability to believe

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Inconceivable

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Pos: adj

Def:That cannot be imagined or believed, unthinkable

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Futile

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Pos: adj

Def:Useless, hopeless, ineffective

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Poignantly

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Pos: adv

Def: In a manner that sharply, keenly, or painfully affects the feelings

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Stoicism

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Pos: n

Def:Stern control or holding in of emotion

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Contrition

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Pos: n

Def:Feeling of sorrow or regret for wrong doing

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Furies

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Pos: n

Def:In Greek and Roman mythology, female spirits with serpentine hair who punished wrongdoers

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Impoverished

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Pos: adj

Def:Made poor, robbed of strength or power

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Perverse

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Pos:adj

Def:Stubbornly contrary, wrong, harmful, or against one’s own interests

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Degradation

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Pos: n

Def:A state of corruption and loss of dignity and humanity

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Frowsy

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Pos: adj

Def: Messy or shabby personal appearance or manner of dress

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Privation

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Pos: n

Def:Lack of the basic necessities of life such as food, housing, and heating

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Chagrin

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Pos:n

Def:A feeling of vexation or humiliation due to disappointment about something

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Wither

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Pos: adv

Def: To what place

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Coquettish

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Pos: adj

Def:Flirtatious

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Boudoir

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Pos: n

Def: A woman’s bedroom or private sitting room

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Distain

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Pos: n

Def: Extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody

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Endeavored

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Pos: v

Def: An earnest effort to have achieved something

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Attache

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Pos: n

Def: Somebody on the staff of a diplomatic mission who has responsibilities in specific areas

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Wraps

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Pos: n

Def: Outer garments to be folded around the wearer

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