Short Story Vocabulary

Question 1

Finesse

Answer 1

skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation. Physically skills or mental skills.
part of speech- noun
sentence- Their inborn finesse, their instinctive elgence.

Question 2

Incessant

Answer 2

non-stop without ending
part of speech- adjective
sentence- “their dog’s incessant barking

Question 3

incessantly

Answer 3

describes and action
part of speech- adverb
sentence she suffered incessantly, feeling herself born for all delicacies and luxuries.

Question 4

odious

Answer 4

disgusting smells bad
part of speech- adjective
sentence- she learned the heavy house cares and household, and the odious work of a kitchen

Question 5

nocturnal

Answer 5

describes something that is active at night
part of speech- adjective
sentence- FInally they found on the deck one of those old nocturnal couples, that one sees in Paris after nightfall, as if they were ashamed of their misery by day.