Book Thief Vocab. Part 4

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appall

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to fill with dismay, disgust, or fear

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fathom

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to understand or comprehend

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affront

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to insult or offend somebody openly

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malignant

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full of hate and showing a desire to harm others

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eccentric

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departing from the normal pattern; unconventional

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apex

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highest point of something

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dubious

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likely to be dishonest, untrustworthy, or morally worrisome in some way

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awry

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away from correct course

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morose

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having a withdrawn gloomy personality

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innocuously

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unlikely to offend

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Gestapo

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the secret state police under the Nazi regime in Germany

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ostracize

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to banish or exclude somebody from society or from a particular group

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ludicrous

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utterly ridiculous because of being absurd

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bout

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to fight

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trounced

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to be beaten by somebody

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capitulate

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to surrender, especially under agreed conditions

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gallantry

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bravery, especially in war or in a situation of great danger

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emulate

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modify to imitate somebody or something

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sporadically

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appearing or happening at irregular intervals; occasional

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scavenge

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to search, usually for food, but also from discarded materials

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gusto

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lively enthusiasm or enjoyment

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desertion

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the acting of leaving without consent

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grotesquerie

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something that seems to be strange

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tirade

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a long angry speech, usually of criticism or denunciation

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iridescent

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having a lustrous or brilliant appearance

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opaque

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impervious to light, so that images cannot be seen through it

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dormant

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temporarily inactive or not in use

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bemused

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to cause somebody to be confused or puzzled

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inaugural

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relating to or marking an official beginning

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abstinence

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restraint from indulging a desire or something

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placidity

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tending or appearing to be calm and not easily excited, upset, or disturbed

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err

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to make a mistake or do an incorrect thing

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immutable

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not susceptible to change

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callous

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emotionally hard or unfeeling

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pensive

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deep in thought

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enthused

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to have, or make somebody feel, great excitement or interest

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steeped

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to infuse or subject thoroughly to

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fabricate

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to concoct in order to deceive

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gravity

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seriousness

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excrement

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waste material, particularly feces, discharged from body

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prudent

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using good judgment to consider likely consequences and act accordingly

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imperative

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something that has to be done

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beleaguered

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to make someone feel harassed, hemmed in, or under severe pressure

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sadistic

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being cruel for fun

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trepidation

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a state of alarm or dread; apprehension

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emaciated

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extremely thin, especially from starvation

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tepid

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lukewarm

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self-deprecation

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the tendency to undervalue oneself and one's abilities

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clouted

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the power to direct, shape, or otherwise influence things

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caustic

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sarcastic

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allocate

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to give something to or set something aside for a person or purpose