Short Story Vocabulary Flashcards
Incessant
Non stop without ending
Endless , constant
He was incessant while running
Finesse
(Noun) skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation
Synonyms - refinement , delicacy
He has a lot of finesse in his field of study
Incessantly
Non stop without ending
Endless constant
He was incessantly tapping his foot making a loud noise
Odious
(Adj) describes something that deserves hate
Abominable , detestable
That kid is so annoying he is odious
Nocturnal
Describes something that is active at night
Owls vampires bats
That owl has been up all night he is nocturnal
Analyze
Adjective
To study a part of something
He anaylyzed the explosives
Condone
Adjective
To forgive , overlook or allow in offence
He condoned the kid as he hit the other boy
Palpable
Adjective
Able to be felt
He was papable in every way
Tangible
Adjective
Something that has substance or reality
his dog was so tangible
Disarming
Adjective
Describes something that shows friendlyness
My mom is very disarming
Futile
Adjective
Describes something with no result
His actions had no futile
Analytical
Adjective
Describes someone who is skilled in breaking a hole into parts and examining the relationship
He is very anaylitcal is his field of study
Palpable
Able to be felt
Preclude
Verb
to prevent or make impossible before hand
When he broke his wrist he knew that he precluded his basketball season
Retribution
Noun
Punishment for doing something wrong
In the football game the kid was playing dirty so i wanted retribution and played dirty as well
