short story vocabulary

Question 1

finesse

Answer 1

(noun)skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation

Question 2

incessant/incessant;y

Answer 2

non-stop, without ending(adjective)

describes an action that is non-stop(adverb)

Question 3

odious

Answer 3

describes something deserving hatred(adjective)

Question 4

nocturnal

Answer 4

describes something that is active at night(adjective)

Question 5

preclude

Answer 5

(verb)to prevent or make impossible before hand

Question 6

retribution

Answer 6

(noun)punishment for a wrong doing

Question 7

avenge

Answer 7

to get revenge by punishing the wrong doer

Question 8

avenger

Answer 8

(noun)someone who avenged a wrong

Question 9

connoisseur

Answer 9

(noun)a person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

Question 10

accost

Answer 10

(verb)to approach and speak to in a challenging or aggressive way

Question 11

palpable

Answer 11

(adj) able to be touched or felt

Question 12

tangible

Answer 12

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

Question 13

disarming

Answer 13

(adj)describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness or mistrust

Question 14

analytical

Answer 14

(adj)describes something that is skilled in breaking a whole in to its parts and examining

Question 15

futile

Answer 15

(adj)describes something that has no result or effect

Question 16

condone

Answer 16

(verb) to forgive, overlook, or allow an offense