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Short Story Vocab “The Open Window” “The Monkey’s Paw” “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” “Two Friends” “The Masque of the Red Death”
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“The Open Window”
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delusion (noun) false belief held in spite of evidence to the contrary
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imminent (adj.) likely to happen soon; threatening
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“The Monkey’s Paw” Directions: Choose 5 words from the story, either bold vocab words or other words that look new to you.
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“Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”
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convoluted (adj.) intricate; twisted
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deftness (noun) skillfulness Synonyms. accomplished. dexterous
deftness (noun) skillfulness Synonyms accomplished dexterous clever handy expert
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grimace (noun) twisted facial expression
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imperceptibly (adv.) in such a slight way as to be almost unnoticeable
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interminable (adj.) seemingly endless
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reveling (verb) taking great pleasure
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“Two Friends”
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ardent (adj.) intensely enthusiastic or devoted
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jauntiness (noun) carefree attitude
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vernal (adj.) springlike
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“The Masque of the Red Death” Directions: Choose four words from the story, either bold vocab words or other words that look new to you.
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