Short Story Vocabulary

Question 1

Finesse

Answer 1

noun
Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation.
I shot the basketball with finesse, and it went in.

Question 2

incessant/ incessantly

Answer 2

adjective and adverb
nonstop without ending.
I got a new video game and played incessantly and got little sleep.

Question 3

odious

Answer 3

adjective
Describes something terrible, something awful.
The smell of the rotten eggs were odious i almost puked.

Question 4

nocturnal

Answer 4

adjective
stays up at night
Bats are nocturnal, they stay up at night.

Question 5

Palpable

Answer 5

adjective
able to be felt.
After the police detained the man he was so palpable everyone was bystander got scared of him.

Question 6

Tangible

Answer 6

adjective
describes something that has substance or reality, its capable of being touched or identified.
I had no tangible evidence that he really had a xbox but i believed him.

Question 7

disarming

Answer 7

verb
describes something that removes feelings of unfriendly or mistrust.
I was given a disarming smile so i could forget about the test tomorrow.

Question 8

analytical

Answer 8

adjective
describes something or someone that is skilled in being a whole to its part and examining its parts.
When I study I use my analytical skills so I can understand what i am studying more.

Question 9

futile

Answer 9

adjective
Describes something with no result or effect.
We practiced really hard for our basketball game but our efforts were futile because we still played bad.

Question 10

condone

Answer 10

adjective
to forgive or overlook or disregard.
Taking from someone should not be condoned.

Question 11

Preclude

Answer 11

Verb

Adam suffered a head injury in his first game which precluded him to have a good career.

Question 12

Retribution

Answer 12

Noun
Punishment for doing something wrong.
He wanted retribution for the accident and took her to court.

Question 13

Avenge

Answer 13

Verb
To get revenge by punishing the wrong doer.
The kid vowed to avenge there father by capturing the king.

Question 14

Avenger

Answer 14

noun
someone who gets vengeance.
With success, he grew closer to his father, taking on the role of family avenger

Question 15

Connoisseur

Answer 15

noun
a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts.
He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine.

Question 16

Accost

Answer 16

Verb
approach in a challenging or an aggressive way
I was approached by 3 gang members on the subway.