The Book Thief Part 7 Vocabulary

Front 1

confiscated

Back 1

to take or seize with authority

Front 2

nonplussed

Back 2

surprised or confused so much that they are unsure how to act

Front 3

gargantuan

Back 3

voracious giant

Front 4

formidable

Back 4

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Front 5

loathsome

Back 5

causing hatred or disgust; repulsive

Front 6

daunting

Back 6

seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating

Front 7

decipher

Back 7

convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language. interpreting

Front 8

castigating

Back 8

reprimand (someone) severely, to scold harshly

Front 9

stoic

Back 9

a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining

Front 10

demise

Back 10

a person's death:
• the end or failure of an enterprise or institution

Front 11

opus

Back 11

any artistic work, esp. one on a large scale, often used in music to name each work.

Front 12

feigning

Back 12

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

Front 13

nonchalance

Back 13

the state of feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm

Front 14

immutable

Back 14

unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Front 15

apparitions

Back 15

ghost or ghostlike image of a person.
• the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected

Front 16

foreboding

Back 16

have a presentiment of (something bad)
sense or warning that something awful is about to happen