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Short Story Vocab
English II short story Vocab
38
English
10th Grade
09/22/2012

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Convoluted
Definition
Intricate; Twisted.
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Grimace
Definition
A twisted facial expression.
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Deftness
Definition
Skillfulness.
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Inperceptibly
Definition
In such a slight way.
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Reveling
Definition
Taking great pleasure in.
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Interminable
Definition
Seemingly endless.
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Doughty
Definition
Brave Valiant.
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Talisman
Definition
Anything believed to have magical power.
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Antimacassar
Definition
A small cover on the arms or back of a chair or sofa to prevent soiling.
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Credulity
Definition
A tendency to believe to readily.
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Prosaic
Definition
Commonplace; Ordinary.
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Avaricious
Definition
Greedy for riches.
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Bibulous
Definition
Given to drinking alcoholic beverages.
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Fusillade
Definition
Something that is like the firing of many firearms.
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Masque
Definition
A costume ball or masquerade theme.
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August
Definition
Imposing and magnificent.
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Candelbrum
Definition
A large branched candlestick.
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Piquancy
Definition
A pleasantly sharp quality.
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Arabesque
Definition
Elorately designed.
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Disapprobation
Definition
Disapprove.
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Habiliments
Definition
Clothing.
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Phantasm
Definition
Something apparently seen but having no phsical reality.
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Mummer
Definition
A masked and consumed person who acts out pantomimes.
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Influx
Definition
A coming in.
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Forestalled:
Definition
Prevented by having done something ahead of time.
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Counterfeiting:
Definition
Making imitation money to pass off as real money.
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Sidled:
Definition
Moved sideways.
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Lure:
Definition
To attract or entice.
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Wrath:
Definition
Intense anger, rage or fury.
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Scroll:
Definition
A roll of parchment used for writing a document.
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Warrens:
Definition
Maze-like passages.
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Titanic:
Definition
Having great power.
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Paranoia:
Definition
A mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution.
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Cavorting:
Definition
Leaping or prancing about.
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Spoors:
Definition
Droppings of wild animals.
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Okapi:
Definition
An African animal related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck.
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Tremulous:
Definition
Trembling; quivering.
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Psychopathic:
Definition
With a mental disorder.
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