Short Story Vocabulary

Question 1

Finesse

Answer 1

Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation.
Adjective
It required all of his finesse to run 4 laps.

Question 2

Incessant

Answer 2

Non-stop, without ending.
Adjective
The baby was crying incessant when he didn’t get what he wanted.

Question 3

Incessantly

Answer 3

Describes an action that is non-stop.
Adverb
When my brother does his homework he asks me for help incessantly.

Question 4

Odious

Answer 4

Describes something deserving hatred.
Adjective
The odious acts of violence in the world are heart breaking.

Question 5

Nocturnal

Answer 5

Describes something that is active at night.
Adjective
Bats are nocturnal creatures.

Question 6

Palpable

Answer 6

Describes something so intense as to be almost touched or felt.
Adjective
I felt a palpable sense of humor.

Question 7

Tangible

Answer 7

Describes something that has substance or reality capable of being touched or precisely identified.
Adjective
Her dreams were becoming more tangible to her as she finished college.

Question 8

Disarming

Answer 8

Describes something that removes feelings of unfriendliness or mistrust.
Adjective
His smile was so disarming she had to smile back.

Question 9

Analytical

Answer 9

Describes something that is skilled in breaking a whole into its part and examining.
Adjective
The best book has an analytical approach, to make the book better.

Question 10

Analyze

Answer 10

To study the parts of something.
Verb
I had to analyze the body parts of an animal.

Question 11

Futile

Answer 11

Describes something that has no result or effect.
Adjective
She stopped struggling after she realized that it was futile.

Question 12

Condone

Answer 12

To forgive, overlook, or allow an offense.
Verb
We can not condone any type of vandalism.