Unit 1 Short Stories Vocabulary

To regard with disgust or hatred

• denunciation

• abhor

• rouse

• vindication

Public condemnation (disapproval) of something or someone

• denunciation

• abhor

• rouse

• vindication

Proof that someone or something is right, reasonable, or justified

• denunciation

• abhor

• rouse

• vindication

To make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

• rouse

• ephemeral

• abhor

• writhe

To cause to feel angry or excited

• rouse

• ephemeral

• abhor

• writhe

The unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time

• ephemeral

• unabated

• continuity

• deliberate

Lasting for a very short time

• ephemeral

• unabated

• continuity

• deliberate

Without any reduction in intensity or strength

• ephemeral

• unabated

• continuity

• deliberate

To engage in long and careful consideration

• rouse

• dictate

• vindication

• deliberate

To lay down authoritatively or prescribe; To give orders for others to follow

• rouse

• dictate

• denounce

• deliberate