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SMGS Vocabulary -WHS
25 vocabulary words from Summer of My German Soldier
Question | Answer |
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jubilee | noun- celebration or great rejoicing |
fastidious | adjective - difficult to please |
impassive | adjective - revealing no emotion, expressionless |
formidable | adjective - something to be feared or dreaded |
lavish | verb- giving extravagantly |
gaudy | adjective- cheap, lacking good taste, showy |
obstinate | adjective - stubborn |
martyr | noun - someone who chooses deathr rather than renounce religious principles |
rendezvous | noun - an appointment or meeting |
palatable | adjective - agreeable to the taste |
acquiesce | verb - to submit silently without protest |
implicate | verb - to show to be nvolved in something |
pertinent | adjective - related to the matter at hand, relevant |
hypocrisy | noun - a pretence of having a virtuous belief or character |
futile | adjective - of no use, hopeless |
subservient | adjective - state of being servile or like a slave |
perpetrate | verb - to commit an act, usually a crime |
optimism | noun - being incluined to look on the bright side of things |
treason | noun - the betrayal of one's country or ruler |
vulnerable | adjective - susceptible to being hurt |
inordinate | adjective - much too excessive in number |
congeal | verb - to thicken, stiffen, |
contort | verb- become twisted |
presumptuous | adjective - acting without permission or right , too bold, |
simulate | verb - to give a false appearance, pretend |