Vocabulary Preview: “The Storyteller”

Satire noun

• The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

sultry  adjective

• 1. (of the air or weather) Hot and humid.

persistent  adjective

• Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

diversion noun• something that

distracts attention

resolute  adjective

• determined

petulant adjective

• (of a person or their manner) Childishly sulky, impatient, peevish, irritable.

deplorable adjective

• Shockingly bad

conviction noun

• 1. A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.

• 2. A firmly held belief or opinion.

retort  noun

• A sharp, angry, or wittily incisive reply to a remark.

assail verb

• Make a concerted or violent attack on.