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Vocab 15 2010
More words from the Devil's Arithmetic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| portent | an indication that something, often something unpleasant, is going to happen |
| undercurrent | a feeling or opinion felt to be present in a person or group, but not openly shown or expressed |
| plead | beg |
| parody | an anusing imitation or an attempt at imitation so poor it seems ridiculous |
| babushka | a traditional Russian grandmother figure |
| reserved | having a cool manner, being unemotional or not showing emotion |
| remnant | a small part of something that remains after the rest has gone |
| emigrate | to leave a place, especially a native country, to go and live elsewhere |
| rations | a fixed and limited amount of something, especially food, given to a person from what is available, especially during a time of shortage or a war |
| partisans | a member of a group that has taken up armed resistance against occupying enemy forces |