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Scatter: Short Story Vocabulary

Acute
extremely sharp or intense
Dissimulation
the act of deceiving
Cunning
marked by skill in deception
Sagacity
ability to make good judgments
Suppositions
assumptions; things one thinks are true w/o evidence
Waned
to grow gradually less
Wary
on guard; watchful
Audacity
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
Vehemently
forcefully
Gesticulation
A deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
Impunity
freedom from punishment
Immolation
being sacrificed, or something sacrificed
Motley
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Roquelaire
knee length cloak
Flambeaux
Lighted torches for burials
Trowel
a flat-bladed tool used for spreading cement
Mason
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
Rapier
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
Aperture
An opening, especially one that admits light
Inveterate
(adj.) stubbornly established by habit
Pertinacity
stubborn, tough-minded determination
Indefatigable
incapable of being tired out
Prolixity
tedious wordiness, excessively long
Perusal
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully.
Apt
suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
Scant
not enough; barely enough; marked by a small or insufficient amount
Opulent
rich and superior in quality
Vicissitude
a change or variation; ups and downs
Profusion
large supply; abundance
Sallow
Of a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion
Malignant
deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
Rectify
make right or correct
Ardor
Intensity of passion or affection
Deleterious
harmful, destructive, detrimental
Vagaries
an unpredictable or erratic action
Affinity
A natural attraction or feeling of kinship
Surmise
to suppose something without sufficient evidence
Pervading
spread throughout
tincture
a quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes
pertinacity
persistent determination
Irrevocably
unable to be changed or reversed
Emaciated
extremely thin, wasted away
Tendrils
Something, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling OR A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant
Depraved
sinful, corrupt
Ominous
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Connoisseur
an expert, particularly in matters of art and taste
Unwonted
out of the ordinary
Requisite
adj. needed; necessary
Imbued
To stain or dye deeply; to inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade
Evinced
to show clearly/prove
Ostensible
outwardly appearing as such
Deference
courteous respect
Virulent
extremely poisonous or injurious
Innocuous
unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
Benign
harmless
Efficacy
capacity or power to produce a desired effect

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Acuteextremely sharp or intense
AffinityA natural attraction or feeling of kinship
ApertureAn opening, especially one that admits light
Aptsuitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
ArdorIntensity of passion or affection
Audacityexcessive boldness, rashness, daring
Benignharmless
Connoisseuran expert, particularly in matters of art and taste
Cunningmarked by skill in deception
Deferencecourteous respect
Deleteriousharmful, destructive, detrimental
Depravedsinful, corrupt
Dissimulationthe act of deceiving
Efficacycapacity or power to produce a desired effect
Emaciatedextremely thin, wasted away
Evincedto show clearly/prove
FlambeauxLighted torches for burials
GesticulationA deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
ImbuedTo stain or dye deeply; to inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade
Immolationbeing sacrificed, or something sacrificed
Impunityfreedom from punishment
Indefatigableincapable of being tired out
Innocuousunlikely to harm or disturb anyone
Inveterate(adj.) stubbornly established by habit
Irrevocablyunable to be changed or reversed
Malignantdeadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
Masona craftsman who works with stone or brick
Motleya collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Ominousthreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Opulentrich and superior in quality
Ostensibleoutwardly appearing as such
Pertinacitystubborn, tough-minded determination
PerusalThe act of reading carefully or thoughtfully.
Pervadingspread throughout
Profusionlarge supply; abundance
Prolixitytedious wordiness, excessively long
Rapiera straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
Rectifymake right or correct
Requisiteadj. needed; necessary
Roquelaireknee length cloak
Sagacityability to make good judgments
SallowOf a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion
Scantnot enough; barely enough; marked by a small or insufficient amount
Suppositionsassumptions; things one thinks are true w/o evidence
Surmiseto suppose something without sufficient evidence
TendrilsSomething, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling OR A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant
Trowela flat-bladed tool used for spreading cement
Unwontedout of the ordinary
Vagariesan unpredictable or erratic action
Vehementlyforcefully
Vicissitudea change or variation; ups and downs
Virulentextremely poisonous or injurious
Wanedto grow gradually less
Waryon guard; watchful
pertinacitypersistent determination
tincturea quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes
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