Short Story Vocabulary Flashcards
Incessant/ incessantly
Non stop, without ending (adjective)
Incessantly- adverb
Synonyms: endless constant [Chinese water torture uses incessant water drops]
Finesse
Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation
Synonyms: refinement, delicacy
“She has finesse”
Odious
adjective: describes something deserving hatred
Example: Rasism is odious
Synonyms: abominable, detestable, despicable
Nocturnal
adjective: descrives something that is active at night
Example: owls,bats, and vampires are nocturnal
Palpable
Able to be felt (emotionaly)
Synonyms: perceptible
Tangible
describes something that has a substance or reality
(capable of being touched or pricely indentifed)
Synonyms: palpable, touchable, real
Disarming
describes something that removes feelings or unfriendlyness or miss trust.
synonyms: endearing or sweet
Analytical
describes somene or something that is skilled in breaking a while into its parts and examing its relationship
synonyms: skillful
Frutile
describes something that has no result or effect
synonyms: fruitless ineffective
Condone
to forgive over look or allow an offesnse
synonyms: disregaurd
Analyze
to break something down
Synonyms: disect
Preclude
verb- to prevent or make impossible beforehand
Adam greeenberg suffered a head injury in his first major league baseball game which PRECLUDED him from having a successful career
Synonmys- prevent
Avenge
to get revenge by punishing the wrongdoer
Synonyms- retaliate, redress
The brothers vowed to AVENGE the death of their father
They avenge their father by capturing the killer.
Avenger- (noun) someone who avenges a wrong
Example- The Avengers fight criminals
Retribution
(noun) punishment for doing something wrong
Synonyms- payback
Jakes’s car had been toed in the accident, and he wanted RETRIBUTION so he took the other driver to court
Connoisseur
(noun) a person who has a high level of knowledge or skill field
She goes to a different expensive resturnat each weekend because she is CONNOISSEUR OF fine food
Accost
(verb) to approach and speak to in challanging or aggressive way
He was ACCOSTED by three gang members on the subway
murmur
(noun) a soft indistinct sound
(verb) to speak in a low tone or soft tone
annihilate
(verb) to destory completely (oblitevate)
expendable
(adj)designed to be used once then abonded or destory
correlate
(verb) have a mutual relationship or connection which one thing depends on another; coordinate, match
Paradox
(noun) something such as a situation that is made up by two things that seems impossible but it actualy possible (wise fool)
delirium
(noun) sudden severe confusion
(adj) delirious
resilient
(adj) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending,able to become strong or successful after something bad
Undulate
(verb) to move in a smooth, wave like: mann
Stangnant
(adj) describes someting that is not flowing or moving still (water)
revoke
(verb) to cancel the power or effect of something (like a law or agreement)
recalcitrant
adj; stubbly refusing to obey rules or orders
supposition
noun; an idea or theory that one believes is true
clamorous
adj; full of bad noise
abashed
adj; embarresed
despondent
adj; very sad without hope
concur
verb: to agree
barrage
noun; a great amount of something that comes quick and continuously
plod
verb; to walk slowly with heavy steps
ostentatious
noun; excitedly showing displaying wealth, knowledge, in a way that is meant to attract attention or jealousy
