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Short Stories-Vocab. 2

Review terms related to our study of short stories and "Three Skeleton Key."

AB
suspensethe uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story
monotonouslacking in variety; tedious
hordea large group; a mass or crowd; a moving pack or swarm of animals
ceaseto stop; to come to an end
sufficeprovide enough
recedingmoving back
fathomunderstand
dominateto rule over; to overshadow
incessantlycontinuing without interruption; ceaseless
distinguishto recognize as distinct or different
maniacalsuggestive of or afflicted with insanity
ediblefit to be eaten
multitudea great number; numerousness
derisivescornful and ridiculing
predominatingto be the stronger or leading element or force
mingleto mix or combine
imagerydescriptive words and phrases that appeal to the senses
personificationfigure of speech in which human characteristics are given to a nonhuman


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