Short Story Vocanulary Flashcards

1
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Yearn to possess or have something

A

Covet

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2
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Quick and light in movement or action

A

Nimble

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3
Q

To lengthen out in time

A

Prolong

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4
Q

To overcome

A

Surmount

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5
Q

Not capable of being changed

A

Invariably

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6
Q

A psychic serve or instinctual urge

A

Impulse

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7
Q

Exemption from punishment

A

Impunity

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8
Q

A person who is especially competent to pass critical judgements on an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste

A

Connoisseurship

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9
Q

To put or set by or as if by authority

A

Impose

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10
Q

Likely to occur at any moment

A

Imminent

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11
Q

Calm, undisturbed

A

Serene

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12
Q

Cover to conceal from view

A

Shrouded

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13
Q

Predict what will happen or be needed in the future

A

Foresight

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14
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To find fault with angrily

A

Scold

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15
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A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks

A

Adversary

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16
Q

Dangerously

A

Precariously

17
Q

An assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship

A

Congregation

18
Q

The condition of being unknown

A

Obscurity

19
Q

Feeling of pensive sadness

A

Melancholy

20
Q

To consider something deeply

A

Ponder

21
Q

Diminish in value over a period of time

A

Depreciate