Vocab Unit 12
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
appreciable
- sufficient to be noticed or measured
- syn.detectable considerable
- ant. slight, trivial, negligible
- Liesel lost an appreciable love when her brother passed away
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autocratic
- absolute in power or authority
- syn.domineering, dictatorial, bossy
- ant.democratic, lenient, indulgent
- The Nazis had autocratic power where Liesel and her family was living
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blanch
- to remove the color from, to parboil
- syn.bleach, drain, wash
- ant.color, dye, infuse
- When Rudy got hit with a snowball, his body blanched from color
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blasphemy
- an act, utterance, writing showing contempt for something sacred
- syn.curse, profanity, imprecation
- ant.veneration, devotion, respect
- Liesel made a blasphemy when she said that she hated Hitler
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brawny
- syn.broad-shouldered, strapping, burly
- ant.slight, frail, puny
- Hitler and his army are more brawny than what the Jews and civilians are
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concerted
- planned or performed in cooperation with others
- syn.cooperative, combined, consolidated
- ant.unorganized, unilateral, diffused
- When Liesel joined the group of kids, they were very concerted when it came to stealing apples
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contend
- to fight, struggle, to compete
- syn.battle, vie, maintain
- ant.yield, acquiesce, submit
- Max contends with Hitler because he is a Jew
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humane
- kind, merciful
- syn.sympathetic, compassionate, kindhearted
- ant.cruel, merciless, brutal
- Hans is very humane towards Liesel theoughout the book
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illustrious
- very famous, distinguished
- syn.eminent, renowned, prominent
- ant.unknown, obscure, nameless
- Hitler was very illustrious in his country because of what he did
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intolerable
- unbearable
- syn. insufferable, outrageous
- ant.pleasant, pleasing
- What Hitler did to the jews was intolerable in all of history
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irreverent
- disrespectful
- syn.profane, impious, sacrilegious
- ant.awed, devout, pious
- Liesel saying she hated Hitler seemed to be very disrespectful in public
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laborious
- not easy, requiring hard work
- syn.arduous, difficult, wearisome
- ant.easy, effortless, facile
- Hans painting job is very laborious at the time
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lithe
- bending easily, limber
- syn.flexible, pliant, lissome
- ant.rigid, inflexible, taut
- Hans is very lithe towards Liesel around the house unlike Rosa
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maltreat
- to abuse, use roughly, or crudely
- syn.misuse, mistreat, harm
- ant.coddle, pamper, indulge
- Jews were maltreated in the concentration camps
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ponder
- to consider carefully, reflect on
- syn.ruminate, contemplate
- Liesel pondered after she joined the group of kids who stole food
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subversive
- intended to undermine or overthrow and one who advocates or attempts to undermine
- syn.traitorous and a revolutionary
- ant.patriotic, loyal, true blue
- Hans son is subversive towards Hitler and Germany
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synthetic
- made or put together by people and something artifical
- syn.artifical, ersatz
- ant.natural, genuine
- Hitlers bonfire was something that was synthetic
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temperate
- mild, moderate
- syn.composed, balanced, mellow
- ant.immoderate, extreme, harsh
- The mayors wife attitude is temperate all the time
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venomous
- poisonous, spiteful, mean
- syn.nasty, malicious, virulent
- ant.harmless, innocuous, benign
- Hitlers attitude towards the jews was very venomous
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