Short Story Vocabulary

Question 1

Finesse

Answer 1

Skill and cleverness shown by how someone handles a situation (physical or mental skills)
Noun
Their inborn finesse, their instinctive elegance.

Question 2

Incessant

Answer 2

Non-stop, without ending
Adjective
The thunders incessant didn’t let me sleep

Question 3

Incessantly

Answer 3

Something you do that is non-stop
Adverb
She incessantly ran the tracks

Question 4

Odious

Answer 4

Describes something hatred
Adjective
She learned the heavy cares of a household, the odious work of a kitchen

Question 5

Nocturnal

Answer 5

Describes something that is active at night
Adjective
When I go for a walk at night, the nocturnal animals scare me

Question 6

Palpable

Answer 6

Describes something especially of a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to be almost touched or felt
Adjective
I felt a palpable sense of relief

Question 7

Tangible

Answer 7

Describes something that has substance or reality; capable of being touched or precisely identified
Adjective
Although I had no tangible evidence I was certain that someone snooped in my locker

Question 8

Disarm

Answer 8

Make harmless

Verb

Question 9

Disarming

Answer 9

Describes something that removes the feeling of unfriendliness or mistrust
Adjective
The con artist disarming smile made us trust him