Short Story Vocabulary

Question 1

Finesse

Answer 1

Noun.
Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation
Refinement
Their inborn finesse.

Question 2

Incessant

Answer 2

Describe an action that is nonstop
Endlessly, constantly
She kept on running incessantly

Question 3

Odious

Answer 3

Describes something deserving hatred
Detestable
She had an odious personality

Question 4

Nocturnal

Answer 4

Describes something that is active at night

Question 5

Palpable

Answer 5

Able to be touched or felt

Perceptible

Question 6

Tangible

Answer 6

Describes something that has substance or reality ; capable of being touched
Touchable

Question 7

Disarming

Answer 7

Describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness of mistrust
Sweet, enduring

Question 8

Futile

Answer 8

Describes something that has no results or effect

Fruitless, ineffective

Question 9

Analytical

Answer 9

Describes something that’s skilled in breaking a whole into its parts and examining their relationship

Question 10

Condone

Answer 10

To forgive; overlook or allow an offense

Disregard

Question 11

Preclude

Answer 11

(Verb) to prevent or make impossible beforehand

Prevent

Question 12

Retribution

Answer 12

(Noun) punishment for doing something wrong

Payback

Question 13

Avenge

Answer 13

(Verb) to get revenge by punishing the wrong person

Retaliate

Question 14

Avenger

Answer 14

(Noun) someone who avenges a wrong

The avengers fight criminals

Question 15

Connoisseur

Answer 15

(Noun) someone who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
Enthusiast

Question 16

Accost

Answer 16

(Verb) to approach & speak to in a challenging Or aggressive way

Question 17

Murmur

Answer 17

(Noun) whisper; silent soft sound

Question 18

Annihilate

Answer 18

(Verb.) eliminate, destroy

Question 19

Expendable

Answer 19

(Adj.) designed to be used once then abandoned or destroyed

Question 20

Correlate

Answer 20

(Verb) have a mutual relationship in which one thing depends on another

Question 21

Paradox

Answer 21

(N.) something such as a situation that is made up of 2 things that seem impossible, but its actually possible

Question 22

Delirium

Answer 22

(N.) confusion

(Adj.) delirious

Question 23

Resilient

Answer 23

(Adj.) able to spring back into shape after being able to become strong or successful after something bad.

Question 24

Undulate

Answer 24

(Verb.) to move in a smooth, wave-like motion

Question 25

Stagnating

Answer 25

(V.) not moving

Question 26

Revoke

Answer 26

(V.)!to take away