Short Story Vocabulary Flashcards

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Finesse (Noun)

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Skilled indurness showed by how someone handles a situation.
Synonyms: Delicasy
Ex) To accomplish by the use of finesse.

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Incessant/Incessantly

adjective)/(adverb

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Non-stop/ Without ending
Synonyms: Endless, Constant
Ex)It has become nothing but tiresome, incessant blathering.

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Odious( Adjective)

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Describe something deserving hatred
Synonyms: Abdonimal, Detuctable
Ex) She learned the rough work of the household, the odious labors of the kitchen.

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Nocturnal ( Adjective)

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Describes something that is active at night.

Ex) The diurnal ones prefer the daylight hours, while nocturnal species haunt the night.

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