Final Review Vocab For The Book Thief

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semblance

Back 1

(Noun); facade, front, veneer, guise, pretense.

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reluctant

Back 2

(adjective)
unwilling and hesitant; disinclined:

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tyrannical

Back 3

(adjective)
exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

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horrendous

Back 4

(adjective)
extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible:

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dour

Back 5

(adjective)
relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance:

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foreboding

Back 6

(verb)
sense or act as a warning of (something bad):

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plague

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(noun)
• a contagious disease or infestation that spreads rapidly and kills many people.
(verb)
cause continual trouble or distress to

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plethora

Back 8

(noun)
(a plethora of) a large or excessive amount of

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entourage

Back 9

(noun)
a group of people attending or surrounding an important person

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crux

Back 10

(noun)
the decisive or most important point at issue:

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rogue

Back 11

(noun)
a dishonest or unprincipled man
a large wild animal driven away or living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies

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buoy

Back 12

(noun)
an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.

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envisage

Back 13

(verb)
form a mental picture of

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jostle

Back 14

(verb)
push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd:

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charisma

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(noun)
compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others:

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deviant

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(adjective)
departing from usual or accepted standards, esp. in social or sexual behavior:

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inevitable

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(adjective)
certain to happen; unavoidable

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paradox

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(noun)
a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory:

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vigilant

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(adjective)
keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties:

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daunting

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(adjective)
seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating: