<p>Short Story Unit 1: Vocabulary Story: “The Long Exile” (Tolstoy)</p><p>1. troika- (NOUN)a Russian wagon pulled by 3 horses</p><p>2. czar-(NOUN) an emperor or king</p><p>3. flog(ged)- (VERB) to beat with a whip or a stick</p><p>4. knout- (NOUN) a whip used in the beating of criminals</p><p>5. samovar- (NOUN) a metal pot used for heating water for tea</p><p>6. Siberia- (NOUN) region in Russia noted for its cold temperatures and isolation from the rest of the country. Used as a place to send criminals. Used also in modern language to indicate a place of punishment.</p><p>7. mirth- (NOUN) amusement or laughter</p><p>8. fortnight (NOUN) 14 days and nights (2 weeks) Short Story Unit 1: Vocabulary Story: “Tuesday Siesta” (Marquez)</p><p>1. interminable-(ADJECTIVE)- unending, having no limits</p><p>2. conscientious (ADJECTIVE)- paying careful attention to details</p><p>3. serenity (NOUN)- calm, tranquil</p><p>4. oppressive- (ADJECTIVE)- causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, unjustly harsh</p><p>5. permeated (VERB)- to pass into or through every part of, saturate</p><p>6. spinster (NOUN)- a woman still not married beyond the usual age of marrying</p><p>7. inscrutable (ADJECTIVE)- incapable of being investigated or analyzed; not easily understood Short Story Unit 1: Vocabulary Story: “The Norwegian Rat” (Mahfouz)</p><p>1. calamity (NOUN)- great misfortune or disaster</p><p>2. proliferation (NOUN)- a rapid and often excessive spread or increase</p><p>3. eminent (ADJECTIVE)- high in station, rank or prominence </p><p>4. morass (NOUN)- a tract of low, soft, wet ground (marsh)</p><p>5. negligent (ADJECTIVE)- guilty of laziness, or careless, not tending to</p><p>6. laudable (ADJECTIVE)- deserving praise</p><p>7. annihilated (VERB)- to reduce to utter ruin, destroy</p><p>8. affliction (NOUN)- state of pain, distress or grief</p><p>9. maxim (NOUN)- expression of a general truth or principal</p><p>10. pallid (ADJECTIVE)- pale, faint or deficient in color</p><p>11. imminent (ADJECTIVE)- likely to occur at any moment</p><p>12. voracity (ADJECTIVE)- devouring or craving in great quantities</p><p>13. stupefaction (NOUN)- state of being overwhelmed or amazed</p><p>14. meticulously (ADJECTIVE)- showing extreme care in all details Short Story Unit 1: Vocabulary Story: “The Piece of String” (Maupassant)</p><p>1. surmounted (VERB)- to get on top of, to prevail</p><p>2. clamorous (ADJECTIVE)- vigorous in demands or complaints; loud outcry</p><p>3. yokel (NOUN)- rustic, country bumpkin</p><p>4. malice (NOUN)- desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another person</p><p>5. rheumatism (NOUN)- disorder in back or arms/legs characterized by pain and stiffness</p><p>6. Angelus-(NOUN)- a series of prayers recited in morning, midday, evening</p><p>7. denouement- (NOUN)- the outcome of a problem</p><p>8. rouge (NOUN)- relating to red, usually makeup for cheeks and lips</p>