Book Thief Vocab Flashcards
Allude
To refer to
Increment
Amount of increase
Trepidation
Fear
Hiatus
a break or interruption
Vehement
Forcibly expressed, deeply felt
Prolific
Marked by abundant growth
Castigate
To punish, to criticize severely
Aforementioned
Mentioned previously
Nefarious
Flagrantly wicked
Luminary
A person of prominence or brilliant achievement
Futility
Uselessness
Volatile
Explosive
Affability
Kindness or amiability
Incense
To make very angry
Diabolical
Very wicked
Incongruous
Incompatible
Innocuous
Harmless, not controversial
Ostracism
Socially excluded
Capitulate
To give up, to stop resisting
Archetype
A perfect example, an original pattern or model
Quell
To reduce to submission
Bemused
Puzzled or distracted
Placid
Serene
Immutable
Unchanging was
Fervent
Marked by intense feeling
Beleaguered
Troubled or harrassed
Tepid
Lukewarm
Machination
Scheming action intending to cause evil
Gratuitous
Unwarranted or uncalled for
Dour
Gloomy or stern
Vociferous
Insensitively loud or bellowing
Idyllic
Picturesque in natural simplicity
Altercation
Noisy and angry argument
Tirade
Long and harsh speech
Nonplussed
At loss as to what to say
Miscreant
One who behaves criminally
Apocalyptic
Prophetic, forecasting final doom