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Diary of Anne Frank
Question | Answer |
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threadbare | worn out and thin, with holes |
sparsely | thin; not full |
rucksack | backpack |
capitulation | an act of surrendering; giving up |
portly | large and heavy in a dignified way |
conspicuous | easily seen or noticed |
mercurial | frequently changing, with a range from very high to very low |
pantomime | acting out without using words; gestures |
seetee | small couch or sofa |
dignified | showing proper manners; polite and refined |
extravagant | exaggerated; beyond usual norms |
intolerable | terrible; unbearable |
vile | awful; disgusting |
dunce | a person with limited intelligence |
coeducational | having both males and females in class together |
indignantly | with anger or resentment; feelings of being treated unfairly |
mimicking | copying actions; making fun of |
scoffingly | in a mocking way |
grave | very serious and concerned |
bustle | noisy; busy activity |
meticulous | very neat |
humiliated | extremely embarrassed |
deported | sent away, out of a country |
fatalist | someone that believes that all events are determined by fate |
satchel | a small bag or suitcase |
improvise | to fulfill a sudden need, using whatever materials are available |
ostentatiously | in a showy way; boastful |
disgruntled | displeased; grumpy |
onslaught | violent advance or attack (like in a battle) |
inarticulate | incapable of speech, usually when under stress |
apprehension | worries |
foreboding | a prediction (feeling) that something bad will happen |
anticipate | knowing what is about to happen |
bewildered | confused |
intimate | familiarity, to know someone very well |
intuition | the ability to sense and understand what will happen |
stole | a short fur coat |
stealthily | in a sneaky way, to not get caught |
pandemonium | wild uproar; loud celebration |
convulsive | strong and uncontrolled |
rigid | stiff with tension and fear |
ineffectually | without success |
purgatory | a religious term- not heaven or hell (a temporary place) |