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Kenny Brbutovic English 9 > Short Story Vocabulary > Flashcards

Short Story Vocabulary Flashcards

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Finesse

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  • Noun
  • Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation
  • She has finesse
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Incessant

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  • Adjective
  • Nonstop, without ending
  • The incessant noise
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Incessantly

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  • Adverb
  • Describes an action verb that is nonstop
  • She jumped incessantly
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Odious

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  • Adjective
  • Describes something deserving hatred, something awful
  • All his actions were odious
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Nocturnal

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  • Adjective
  • Describes something that is active at night
  • Vampires are nocturnal
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Palpable

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  • Adjective
  • Able to be felt
  • The women’s anger is so palpable
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Tangible

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  • Adjective
  • Describes something or someone that has substance or reality, it is capable of being touched or identified
  • I had no tangible evidence
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Disarming

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  • Disarming
  • Describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness or mistrust
  • The teachers smile was so disarming
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Analytical

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  • Adjective
  • Describes something or someone that is skilled in breaking a whole into its parts
  • His teacher wanted him to use his analytical skills
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Futile

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  • Adjective
  • Describe something that has no result or effect
  • Our efforts were futile
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Condone

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  • Verb
  • To forgive, overlook or allow in offense
  • Stealing items of someone should not be condoned
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Preclude

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  • Verb
  • To prevent or make impossible beforehand
  • Adam Greenberg suffered a head injury in his first major league baseball game which precluded him from having a successful career
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Retribution

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  • Noun
  • Punishment for doing something wrong
  • Jakes car had been totaled in the accident and he wanted retribution, so he took the driver to court
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Avenge

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  • Verb
  • To get revenge by punishing the wrongdoer
  • The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father
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Avenger

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  • Noun
  • Someone who avenges a young
  • The avengers fight criminals
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Connoisseur

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  • Noun
  • A person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
  • She goes to a different expensive restaurant each weekend because she is a connoisseur of fine foods
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Accost

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  • Verb
  • To approach and speak to in a challenging or aggressive way
  • He was accosted by three gang members on the subway

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