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Diary of Anne Voc 3
The Diary of Anne Frank - Vocabulary List 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deflated | adj. having been emptied of air or gas; collapsed |
| resent | v. feel bitterness or indignation of a circumstance, action or person; begrudge |
| flourish | v. grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way; thrive; prosper |
| pursues | v. follow someone or something in order to catch or attack it; stalk; hunt |
| insufferable | adj. too extreme to bear; intolerable; unendurable |
| absurd | adj. wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate; preposterous; ridiculous; ludicrous |
| appeals | v. to make a serious or urgent request; pleas; petitions |
| imitating | v. to take or follow as a model; emulate; replicating |
| vile | adj. extremely unpleasant; foul; horrid; dreadful |
| absorbed | adj. taken in or soaked up; fascinated; captivated |
| courteous | adj. polite, respectful or considerate in manner; civil |
| swarming | adj. moving in or forming a large or dense group; teeming; flooded |
| flirtatious | adj. behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful attraction to someone |
| dunce | n. a person who is slow to pick up on something; ignoramus |
| eagerly | adv. used to emphasize a strong desire to do or have something; excitedly |
| sprawling | adj. spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way; expansive |
| intercepts | v. obstruct to prevent continuing to a destination; seizes; snatch |
| studiously | adv. with concentration and conscientiousness in one’s work or reading; thoughtfully; reflectively |
| quarrel | v. to have a heated argument or disagreement; squabble; tiff |
| indignantly | adv. in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something unfair; irately |