Short Story Vocabulary

attachés

A person who is assigned to a specific task or role, often within a diplomatic or official capacity.

spirited

Full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination; lively and animated.

commotion

a state of confused and noisy disturbance; uproar or turmoil.

naturalist

a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a biologist or ecologist .

contracting

The process of becoming smaller or drawing together; can also refer to the legal agreement to perform a service.

forfeit

To lose or give up something as a penalty for wrongdoing or failure to fulfill an obligation.

lather

feigned

faction

poised

rejuvenated

strop

astray

conscientious

revolutionaries

ineradicable