Short Story Vocab

dank

unpleasantly cool and humid

vigor

an exertion of force

imprudent

not prudent or wise

affable

diffusing warmth and friendliness

lore

knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

flounder

walk with great difficulty

tangible

perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

debacle

a sudden and violent collapse

solicitous

showing hovering attentiveness

discern

detect with the senses

palatial

relating to or being a palace

ardent

characterized by intense emotion

diversion

a distraction; an amusement; an attention getter

zealous

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

repast

meal or mealtime

heresy

an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

dogged

persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

precarious

not secure

infallible

incapable of failure or error

iridescent

having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors

bedeck

decorate w/ ornament

imminent

Likely to occur at any moment

reiterate

Say or do several times; repeat

careen

to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion

evanesce

v. To vanish gradually.

vermilion

bright; scarlet red

wrench

twist suddenly so as to sprain

blight

anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation