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SMGS Vocabulary -WHS
25 vocabulary words from Summer of My German Soldier
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |