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Short Story Vocab
short story vocabulary unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boisterous | rowdy, rough, noisy |
| translucent | partially transparent or easy to understand |
| audible | easily heard |
| tome | a large, heavy, scholarly book |
| impudent | rude and disrespectful |
| conflagration | an intense and uncontrolled fire |
| exasperate | to make furious or annoy in the extreme |
| preclude | to prevent |
| pall | a sudden numbing dread |
| abscond | to depart secretly |
| reiterate | to repeat, often excessively |
| gesticulate | to gesture wildy and excitedly |
| conjectural | theoretical, hypothetical, or speculative |
| recoil | to shrink back, as in fear or extreme dislike |
| imperative | absolutely necessary |
| circumscribe | to encircle or enclose |
| trifle | something of little value or importance |
| fetter | to chain or shackle |
| sidle | to move sideways often stealthily |
| implore | to plead or beg |
| aperture | a small opening, gap or slit |