Short Story Vocabulary

Question 1

finesse

Answer 1

noun

skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation

Question 2

incessant/incessantly

Answer 2

adjective

non-stop, without ending; describes an action that is non-stop

Question 3

odious

Answer 3

adjective

describes something deserving hatred

Question 4

nocturnal

Answer 4

adjective

describes something that is active at night

Question 5

palpable

Answer 5

adjective

able to be touched or felt

Question 6

tangible

Answer 6

adjective

describes something that has substance or reality; capable of being touched or precisely identified (more than palpable)

Question 7

disarming

Answer 7

adjective

describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness or mistrust

Question 8

analytical

Answer 8

adjective

describes something that is skilled in breaking a whole into its parts and examining their relationship

Question 9

futile

Answer 9

adjective

describes something that has no result or effect

Question 10

condone

Answer 10

verb

to forgive, overlook, or allow an offense (something bad)

Question 11

analyze

Answer 11

verb

to study the parts of speech of something

Question 12

Preclude

Answer 12

Verb

To prevent or make impossible beforehand

Question 13

Retribution

Answer 13

Noun

Punishment for doing something wrong

Question 14

Avenge

Answer 14

Verb

To get revenge by punishing the wrongdoer

Question 15

Avenger

Answer 15

Noun

Someone who avenges a wrong

Question 16

Connoisseur

Answer 16

Noun

A person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

Question 17

Accost

Answer 17

Verb

To approach and speak to in a challenging or aggressive way