English 9H Short Story Vocabulary Log 2026-2027

Vocabulary flashcards covering all 20 terms from the English 9H Short Story Vocab Log.

Affliction

(n) cause of great pain or suffering (adj form: afflicted)

Appraise

(v) assess the quality or value of something

Bespeak

(v) suggest, be evident of

Cunning

(n) skill in achieving one's goal through deceit; (adj) ingenious or showing skill in achieving one's goal through deceit

Declaim

(v) deliver words or a speech with passion, often to an audience

Disposition

(n) a person's inherent character and qualities, an inclination or tendency

Elusive

(adj) difficult to achieve, find, or catch

Forestall

(v) to prevent something from happening by taking preemptive action

Forsake

(v) abandon (someone or something), renounce or give up

Futile

(adj) unable to produce a result, useless

Herald

(n) person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen, an official messenger bringing news; (v) to warn or announce

Importune

(v) to harass persistently to provide or say something

Indolent

(adj) lazy, wanting to avoid movement or exertion

Pantomime

(n) type of play where performers express meaning and action through gestures, an exaggerated hand gesture

Quarry

(n) game, especially game hunted with hounds or hawks, any object of search, pursuit, or attack

Quizzical

(adj) expressing mild or amused confusion (usually facial expression or behavior)

Repast

(n) a meal

Scruples

(n) feeling of hesitation or doubt about the morality or appropriateness of an action

Solicitous

(adj) showing interest or concern, attentive

Uncanny

(adj) strange or mysterious, usually in an unsettling way