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ELA vocab list #6
Diary of Anne Frank
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable; attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable | conspicuous (adj.) |
| a fair objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; a liberal veiwpoint | tolerance (n.) |
| intolerable; unbearable; difficult or impossible to endure | insufferable (adj.) |
| taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough; extremely or excessively concerned with details | meticulous (adj.) |
| feeling or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting or base | indignant (adj.) |
| oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler; abuse of authority by a ruler or leader | tyranny (n.) |
| the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc., a feeling of being heavily weighed down in mind or body | oppression (n.) |
| sudden or unexpected; terminating or changing suddenly | abrupt (adj.) |
| to leave one country or region to settle in another | emigrated (v.) |
| rather heavy or fat; stout; bulky | portly (adj.) |
| a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage | ration (n.) |
| a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews | Anti-Semite (n.) |
| suitable as temporary or substitute for something else; done or made using whatever is available | makeshift (adj.) |
| lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength; feeble or slight | faint (adj.) |
| thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense; thin; meager | sparsely (adv.) |