Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit Vocabulary

voracious

wanting or devouring great quantities of food; having a very eager approach to a particular activity

ineffable

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

surreptitious

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

cacophony

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

aversion

a strong dislike or distaste for something

pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially gradually or subtly

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time

obsolescence

the process of becoming obsolete or outdated and no longer used

disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled; disturbing

eject

put out or expel from a place

fragment

a piece broken off or cut off of something else

sublime

of high moral or intellectual value

sustenance

food and drink regarded as a source of strength; and nourishment

respite

a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant

indignant

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

irrevocable

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final

neurotic

excessively nervous or obsessive

insufferable

too extreme to bear; intolerable

persecute

to torture or torment; to worry and badger

engross

to occupy someone completely; to absorb

obsolete

no longer necessary or useful because it is outdated

voracious (synonym)

insatiable, unquenchable, gluttonous

voracious (antonym)

full, satisfied, quenched

ineffable (synonym)

ethereal, transcendent, indescribable

ineffable (antonym)

definable, describable, utterable

surreptitious (synonym)

clandestine, covert, fraudulent

surreptitious (antonym)

truthful, honest, forthright

cacophony (synonym)

noise, discord, harshness

cacophony (antonym)

tranquility, peace, harmony

aversion (synonym)

allergy, reluctance, hostility

aversion (antonym)

beauty, affection, approval

pernicious (synonym)

detrimental, devastating, nefarious

pernicious (antonym)

harmless, beneficial, helpful

ephemeral (synonym)

temporary, fleeting, brief

ephemeral (antonym)

eternal, permanent, lengthy

obsolescence (synonym)

destruction, discontinuance, obsoleteness

obsolescence (antonym)

employment, use

disconcerting (synonym)

unsettling, upsetting, worrisome

disconcerting (antonym)

pleasant, encouraging, comforting

eject (synonym)

banish, dislodge, dismiss

eject (antonym)

accept, hire, admit

fragment (synonym)

bit, chunk, shred

fragment (antonym)

entirety, whole, total

sublime (synonym)

abstract, divine, majestic

sublime (antonym)

lowly, inferior, bad

sustenance (synonym)

nutrition, nourishment, livelihood

sustenance (antonym)

deprivation, starvation, extras

respite (synonym)

relaxation, reprieve, hiatus

respite (antonym)

advance, continuation, beginning

indignant (synonym)

annoyed, furious, livid

indignant (antonym)

calm, cheerful, peaceful

irrevocable (synonym)

irreversible, permanent, constant

irrevocable (antonym)

alterable, reversible, changeable

neurotic (synonym)

compulsive, distraught, manic

neurotic (antonym)

sane, balanced, stable

insufferable (synonym)

unbearable, detestable, unendurable

insufferable (antonym)

delightful, tolerable, endurable

persecute (synonym)

expel, harass, oppress

persecute (antonym)

aid, assist, protect

engross (synonym)

captivate, enthrall, fascinate

engross (antonym)

bore, repel, offend

obsolete (synonym)

ancient, archaic, outmoded

obsolete (antonym)

current, modern, contemporary