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Detective Stories Vocab
"Maltese Falcon" Vocab
"Lesson Before Dying" Vocab
"Lesson Before Dying" Vocab
Grammar and
Misc.
100
Elicit
A verb meaning "to evoke or draw something out".
100
Tentative
An adjective describing something as "uncertain or cautious".
100
Dignity
A noun meaning "pride, nobility, or self worth".
100
Universal
An adjective that describes something as "global, or applicable to everyone".
100
Dashiell Hammett
The author of "The Maltese Falcon".
200
Acumen
A noun meaning "cleverness or wit".
200
Abashed
An adjective describing someone as "embarrassed or ashamed".
200
Relent
A verb meaning "to give in or surrender".
200
Burden
A noun meaning "a heavy load".
200
Ernest Gaines
The author of "A Lesson Before Dying".
300
Imprudent
An adjective meaning "foolish or reckless".
300
Demure
An adjective describing someone as "reserved, modest, or shy".
300
Modicum
A noun meaning "a small amount".
300
Humanity
A noun that means "the quality of being human".
300
Clause
A meaningful group of words containing a subject and a verb.
400
Peculiar
An adjective meaning "strange or odd".
400
Derisive
An adjective describing something as "mocking, taunting, insulting".
400
Patronize
A verb meaning "to treat like a child".
400
Gesture
A noun meaning "a motion, sign, or signal".
400
Adjective Clause
A clause that functions as an adjective by modifying the noun that appears before it in a sentence.
500
Enigma
A noun meaning "something mysterious/puzzling".
500
Implacable
An adjective describing something as "relentless or unstoppable".
500
Emphatic
An adjective meaning "forceful and determined".
500
Gruesome
An adjective describing something as "repulsive or horrible".
500
Absolute Phrase
A phrase that usually starts with a possessive pronoun and modifies the subject of the sentence. It's almost a complete sentence on its own.