Short story Vocab

becoming more distant

• surmounted

• protruding

• imprudent

• receding

Answer explanation

sticking out

• unruffled

• protruding

• diverting

• disarming

removing or seasoning suspicions or fears

• receding

• unruffled

• disarming

• impulse

sudden desire to do something

• impulse

• disarming

• imprudent

• unruffled

extended

• protruding

• prolonged

• unruffled

• diverting

entertaining

• receding

• diverting

• disarming

• invariably

unwise

• disarming

• unruffled

• imprudent

• receding

always; without changing

• disarming

• invariably

• surmounted

• impulse

overcame

• surmounted

• receding

• protruding

• impulse

calm; not disturbed

• prolonged

• diverting

• unruffled

• disarming