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Short Story Vocab

Vocab words for our short story unit

WordDefinition
Humble/Modest having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance
Descend move or fall downward
sprawl spread out
obsolete no longer produced or used; out of date
grim forbidding or uninviting
lurk (of a person or animal) be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something
intend have (a course of action) as one's purpose or objective; plan
aficionado a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime
exalt hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of
furtive attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
compatriot a fellow citizen or national of a country
acquire buy or obtain (an object or asset) for oneself
articulate having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
convey communicate (a message or information)
immense extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree
emulate imitate; copy a person
correspondence communication by exchanging letters with someone
inevitable certain to happen; unavoidable
Created by: marissa.grodnick
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