Peter F. answered • 06/08/20
Hello Ro,
Here are the definitions and parts of speech for each of these vocabulary words, with ten of them to be included in your short story. Hopefully this will help you with your writing. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck with writing your story! I hope it turns out the way you want it to.
Animosity (noun): Having strong hostility.
Apathy (noun): Showing lack of interest or enthusiasm, or concern.
Apprehensive (adjective): Feeling anxious or afraid that something bad might happen.
Commend (verb): To give praise.
Compatible (adjective): When two or more things are able to coexist or happen together without any conflict.
Condolence (noun): A sign of sympathy towards a survivor of someone else's death.
Consecrate (verb): To make or declare something to be holy or sacred for religious purposes.
Decrepit (adjective): To be elderly, and physically and mentally weak.
Deride (verb): To ridicule or show contempt towards someone or something else.
Ingenuous (adjective): To be innocent, unsuspecting, naive.
Multifarious (adjective): To be of many, various types of things.
Obsolete (adjective): To be outdated, no longer around or used in any way.
Omnivorous (adjective): An animal or person who only eats plants and vegetables (opposite of carnivore which is a person or animal who eats meat).
Parsimonious (adjective): To be frugal, stingy, unwilling to spend much if any money or use resources available.
Quandary (noun): A state of uncertainty or perplexity over how to handle a newfound difficult decision.
Recalcitrant (adjective): To be intentionally uncooperative or defiant towards authority and discipline.
Reprisal (noun): Exhibiting retaliation towards something or someone.
Revel (verb): To enjoy yourself in a loud, lively, partying manner.
Stultify (verb): To cause to lose enthusiasm or initiative due to restrictions or tedium.
Suave (adjective): To be charming, elegant, or confident in your aura.