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Short Story Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| palpable | able to be touched or felt; tangible |
| pungent | having a sharply strong taste or smell |
| malodorous | foul-smelling |
| dilapidated | falling apart or ruined, run-down |
| salsa | a type of Latin American dance music incorporating elements of jazz and rock |
| tedious | boring |
| poach | to hunt illegally |
| flask | bottle that has a narrow neck |
| plight | a difficult or dangerous condition or situation |
| imminent | about to happen |
| evanesced | faded away |
| innate | inborn; natural |
| rueful | feeling sorrow or regret |
| resplendent | shining brightly |
| usury | the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest. |
| petulant | irritable or short-tempered |
| abject | miserable; pitiful |
| exultant | triumphantly happy |
| nocturnal | active at night |
| waspish | in a bad mood |
| borsch | Russian beet soup |
| repast | meal |
| quarry | prey |
| benevolent | well meaning and kindly |
| ardent | very enthusiastic, impassioned |
| dowry | property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage |
| indolent | lazy |
| scruples | feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action |
| amenities | a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place |
| droll | amusing in an odd or whimsical way |
| retort | a sharp, clever, or angry reply |
| pawn | 1. a chess piece of the smallest size and least value. Each player has eight pawns at the start of a game. 2. a person or group whose actions are controlled by more powerful people |
| tenement | a building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety |
| profound | deep |
| vigilant | on the alert; watchful |
| bevel | having a sloping edge rather than a right angle |
| reverie | daydream |
| dishevelment | a state of being untidy |
| perverse | contrary, persisting in error |
| precipitous | very steep |
| pinioned | tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone) |
| condolences | expressions of sympathy |
| languor | a weak or lifeless feeling |
| careen | to lean sideways; to lurch from side to side while in motion |
| infallibility | inability to make a mistake |
| skiff | small boat |
| armada | fleet of ships |
| heresy | against orthodox opinion |
| redolent | fragrant |
| dowdy | poorly dressed, shabby |
| fickle | likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret |
| ruinous | bringing ruin or downfall; disastrous |
| homage | honor or respect shown publicly |
| stipulate | to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement |
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