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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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1 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”

2 “The Open Window”

3 delusion (noun) false belief held in spite of evidence to the contrary

4 imminent (adj.) likely to happen soon; threatening

5 “The Monkey’s Paw” Directions: Choose 5 words from the story, either bold vocab words or other words that look new to you.

6 “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”

7 convoluted (adj.) intricate; twisted

8 deftness (noun) skillfulness Synonyms.  accomplished.  dexterous
deftness (noun) skillfulness Synonyms  accomplished  dexterous  clever  handy  expert

9 grimace (noun) twisted facial expression

10 imperceptibly (adv.) in such a slight way as to be almost unnoticeable

11 interminable (adj.) seemingly endless

12 reveling (verb) taking great pleasure

13 “Two Friends”

14 ardent (adj.) intensely enthusiastic or devoted

15 jauntiness (noun) carefree attitude

16 vernal (adj.) springlike

17 “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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