Book Thief Flashcards

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To hurtle

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to move very fast, especially in a way that seems dangerous:

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Admonish

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to tell someone that they have done something wrong:

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Culpability

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the fact that someone deserves to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad:

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A Heap

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an untidy pile or mass of things

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Immaculate

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Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate (perfectly clean or tidy) shelving books

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Daze

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Unable to think clearly

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Sedated

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Calm, relaxed

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To Loathe

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Hate

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to Rebuke

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to speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done:

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Scum

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Immoral bad person; unpleasant thin layer on top of a liquid

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To plead

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to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something

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Incensed

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Extremely angry

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Ostracism

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the action of intentionally not including someone in a social group or activity:

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Oblivious

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not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you:

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Disgruntled

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unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something

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Crammed

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Very full of people or things

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Wrath

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Extreme anger.

When german woman saw his husband had let a jew into his house to hell, she was in complete wrath

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To fret

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To be nervous or worried

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Hiatus

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a short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something is missing:

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To slacken

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To become loose, slow at something

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To shiver

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To shake because of cold, frightening or ill

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Blatant

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It was a blatant lie when jew said he has nothing to give Liesel for her birthday because he had a Mein Kampf

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To flop

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Fall or drop heavily

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To hog

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To take or use more than your share of something

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To castigate

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to criticize someone or something severely:

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Pathetic

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causing feelings of sadness, sympathy, or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person or an animal is suffering:

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To buckle

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to bend or become uneven, often as a result of force, heat, or weakness:

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Barren

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unable to produce plants or fruit:

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Irate

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Very angry

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Qualm

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an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing:

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Cramp

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a sudden, painful tightening of a muscle:

32
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Adamant

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impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision:

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gaunt

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very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger

34
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Tormentor

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someone who causes a person or an animal great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain:

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To hose

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to direct water onto something using a hose:

36
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To Clench

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to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way:

37
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Petty

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2 [ before noun ]
not important and not worth giving attention to:
Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.

[ after noun ]
complaining too much about things that are not important:
Don’t be so petty!

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Ecstatic

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extremely happy:

39
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To clang

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to make a loud deep ringing sound like that of metal being hit, or to cause something to make this sound:
He woke up to hear the sound of bells clanging in the distance.

40
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Desecrate

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to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected:

41
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To wail

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to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness: