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Short Story Vocab!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abashed | Embarrassed |
| Hobnails | A nail put on the sole of a shoe to keep from sliding |
| Talons | Claw of bird or animal |
| Chasm | Opening in earths surface |
| Philosophically | Wisely |
| Cumbersome | Heavily or awkward |
| Avenge | To take revenge |
| Buffeting | Hitting |
| Jeer | Make fun of |
| Projection | Sticks out |
| Reeled | To sway, swaggered |
| Facades | Fronts of buildings |
| Congenial | Pleasent |
| Conjured | To rail upon |
| Compulsion | a force, urge |
| Tantalizing | To tease |
| Emanate | Issue, to flow |
| Blemish | A slight defect |
| Draggled | To make dirty |
| veranda | A porch |
| Fledglings | Young birds |
| Providence | Cared and controlled by God |
| Purgative | A laxative |
| Epidemic | A rapid spread of disease |
| Slithered | To slide |
| Flushed | Frigghtened |
| Covey | A small flock |
| Poised | To steady or balance |
| Slack | Weak, loose |
| Antiquity | To quality of being older ancient |
| Console | Relive comfort |
| Vehemently | Forcefully |
| Placid | Peaceful |
| Transient | Staying only briefly |