Short Story Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acute | severe |
| conceived | thought of |
| resembled | looked like |
| sufficient | enough |
| cunningly | cleverly |
| vexed | worried, angered |
| sagacity | wisdom |
| stifled | stopped |
| awe | wonder, amazement |
| in vain | of no use |
| stalked | followed with evil intent |
| mournful | very sad |
| hideous | horribly ugly |
| refrained | held back |
| seized | grabbed |
| corpse | dead body |
| concealment | hiding |
| waned | faded |
| dismembered | cut off arms and legs |
| wary | careful |
| audacity | boldness |
| vehemently | intensely |
| tolerable | endurable |
| derision | unkind laughter |
| dissemble | lie |
| barbaric | wild and primitive |
| exuberant | excited |
| authority | power |
| genial | cheerful |
| valour | bravery |
| refined | sophisticated |
| asserted | stated positively |
| impartial | fair |
| emanated | came out from |
| solely | only |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| procured | got |
| mourners | people who cry over one who died |
| dire | horrible |
| fate | destiny |
| fervent | intense |
| imperious | king-like |
| unsurpassed | superior |
| ardour | love |
| startling | surprising |
| savage | wild |
| thronged | crowded |
| glances | quick looks |
| fangs | sharp animal teeth |
| gnashed | ground teeth together |
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