Vocab For Short Stories

Question 1

Infinitesimally

Answer 1

Indefinitely or exceedingly small

Question 2

Delirium

Answer 2

Sudden confusion and rapid changes in brain function

Question 3

Stagnating

Answer 3

Cease in flow or movement in water or air

Question 4

Primeval

Answer 4

Of or resembling the earliest ages of the world

Question 5

Impunity

Answer 5

Free from punishment

Question 6

Retribution

Answer 6

Punishment that is considered right and fully deserved

Question 7

Accost(ed)

Answer 7

To approach someone aggressively or with harmful intent

Question 8

Immolation

Answer 8

An act of sacrifice; death or destruction

Question 9

Absconded

Answer 9

To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest

Question 10

Fettered

Answer 10

Anything that confines or restrains, usually a chain or shackle placed on the feet

Question 11

Inconsequential

Answer 11

Lacking importance or logic

Question 12

Medicancy

Answer 12

The state of being a beggar

Question 13

Gesticulation

Answer 13

The act of making gestures while speaking for emphasis

Question 14

Unsavory

Answer 14

Tasteless, unpleasant in smell

Question 15

Incorruptible

Answer 15

Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted

Question 16

Untrammeled

Answer 16

Not deprived of freedom of expression or action

Question 17

Precipitous

Answer 17

Extremely or impossibly steep

Question 18

Relentless

Answer 18

Oppressively constant/non-stop

Question 19

Meticulously

Answer 19

Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough

Question 20

Repose

Answer 20

Freedom from activity, state of rest

Question 20

Beleaguered

Answer 20

Pestered or battered with persistence

Question 20

Remorse

Answer 20

A feeling of deep regret