Vocab - Short Stories S2

Surprised and impressed; filled with wonder

Tempting; teasing; is very appealing

Getting on well with other; friendly

Not caring, no emotion toward something

Calm and peaceful. Not agitated

Wisdom, knowledge, know-how

Trembling, shaking quickly, small tremors

Laid to rest, set down

Addition to something to make it more complete

Completely puzzled, confused, lost

Menacing, threatening violence

Do something in a hurry, move faster

Ready for something; calm with confidence

Greatly annoyed, out of patience

Hide or disguise actions, thoughts, character traits

Moving the arms dramatically while speaking

With passion, forceful, intensely

Quick and energetic

Change from liquid to solid, harden

Hard to capture, grasp, hold

Purposely stop something before it can happen

Made for a specific reason

A shorter version of a long text or speech

Aggressively greedy, wanting, hungry for;

Allows light to pass through

Small hint of knowledge

To gain possession of something

Being indecisive; hesitating

Held up at a high and powerful rank

Stealing objects

Fronts of buildings, or appearance

Lazily and pleasantly, slow

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.

Mixed sounds that are harsh and unpleasant

Showing a lot of emotion, displaying feelings openly

Emitting light from within, or appearing to do so