Short Story Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| subtle | not easily sensed (seen or smelled)
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| lacerations | cuts or scrapes
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| pun | a joke where one word has two definitions
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| swaggers | walks or behaves in a proud, bold or rude way
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| immense | huge
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| stragglers | those who lag behind
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| fate | a power that determines the future
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| claims | pieces of land the miner's worked
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| injustice | unfairness
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| suspense | anxious or unsure about the outcome
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| pursuers | those who chase
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| comrades | fellow members of a group
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| pantomime | communicating with gestures only--no words
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| debut | first public appearance
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| coordinator | onexpressione who organizes an event
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| confident | sure of oneself
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| commotion | noisy confusion
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| maneuvered | moved in a skillful or planned way
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| jargon | terms used in a specific field or situation
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| hesitated | paused for a moment
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| defeated | beaten or disappointed
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| restrained | held back
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| impulse | an urge to act
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| transformed | changed in form, appearance, or use
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| expression | a look on a face that shows emotion
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
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