Short Stories Unit

Accost

(v.) to approach and speak to in an aggressive or hostile manner

Destined

(adj.) determined beforehand; fated

Fetter

(v.) to restrain with chains or shackles

Implore

(v.) to beg; earnestly ask for

Impunity

(n.) freedom from punishment, penalty, or harm

Preclude

(v.) to make impossible, especially by taking action in advance; prevent(must be used with an object: this verb must describe an object) Ex. The accident precluded John's way to work this morning.

Repose

(v.) to lie dead or at rest

Subside

(v.) to become less agitated or active; lessen

Termination

(n.) the end of something; limit or edge

Virtuoso

(n.) a person with masterly knowledge or skill

Tangible

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; having actual form and substance

Quarry

(n.) the object of a hunt; prey

Disarming

(adj.) removing or overcoming suspicion; inspiring confidence

Amenity

(n.) something that adds to one's comfort or convenience

Affable

(adj.) friendly, pleasant, and easy to talk to

Condone

(v.) to overlook, forgive, or disregard

Droll

(adj.) amusingly odd or comical

Scruple

(n.) a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions

Elude

(v.) to escape, especially by means of daring, cleverness, or skill

Solicitously

(adv.) with an expression of care or concern

Stamina

(n.) physical or moral strength; endurance

Deplorable

(adj.) deeply regrettable; unfortunate

Imperative

(adj.) absolutely necessary

Zealous

(adj.) intensely devoted and enthusiastic

Uncanny

(adj.) so remarkable as to seem supernatural

Careen

(v.) to rush carelessly

Doggedness

(n.) persistence; stubbornness

Exotic

(adj.) excitingly strange

Heresy

(n.) an action or opinion contrary to what is generally thought of as right

Imminent

(adj.) about to occur

Infallibility

(n.) an inability to make errors

Invalid

(adj.) too ill to live a normal life

Iridescent

(adj.) shining with shifting rainbow colors

Precariously

(adv.) insecurely; in a dangerous way

Reiterate

(v.) to repeat