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Short Story Vocab P1
English l - Wichelman Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. acquiesce | to agree or give in to |
| 2. interloper | one that intrudes in a place, situation, or activity |
| 3. precipitous | extremely steep |
| 4. draft | a gulp or swallow |
| 5. languor | a lack of feeling or energy |
| 6. succor | help in a difficult situation |
| 7. pestilential | likely to spread and cause disease |
| 8. pious | devoutly religious |
| 9. pinioned | restrained or immobilized |
| 10. motley | the multicolored costume of a jester |
| 11. immolation | killing or offering as a sacrifice; to set oneself on fire |
| 12. connoisseur | a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts |
| 13. redress | to make right; remedy or rectify; make amends for |
| 14. impunity | freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| 15. preclude | to prevent; to hinder, block or impede |
| 16. gesticulate | to make gestures especially while speaking, for emphasis |
| 17. circumscribe | encircle; define the boundaries of |
| 18. hearken | to listen attentively |
| 19. niche | a hollow area in a wall for holding a statue or urn; a crevice or recess |
| 20. telluric | earthly |
| 21. viscous | sticky; gluey |
| 22. visceral | instinctive |
| 23. bedlam | chaos; place of uproar |
| 24. putrescent | rotting; stinking |
| 25. tribulations | miseries; sufferings. |
| 15. preclude | to prevent; to hinder, block or impede |
| 16. gesticulate | to make gestures especially while speaking, for emphasis |
| 17. circumscribe | encircle; define the boundaries of |
| 18. hearken | to listen attentively |
| 19. niche | a hollow area in a wall for holding a statue or urn; a crevice or recess |
| 20. telluric – earthly | miseries; sufferings. |
| 21. viscous – sticky; gluey | |
| 22. visceral – instinctive | |
| 23. bedlam – chaos; place of uproar | |
| 24. putrescent – rotting; stinking | |
| 25. tribulations | miseries; sufferings. |