Vocabulary Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 14

Vocabulary Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Chapters 14 -15

Dilemma-difficult choice I had a dilemma when I had to choose between UCLA and USC.

Grimace-twisted face He had a grimace on his face when he fell down in pain.

Undeniable-without a doubt It’s an undeniable fact that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. He lives on the East Coast.

Sophistication-quality of being worldly The student writes with increased levels of sophistication in language arts.

Sarcasm-sneering or cutting remark I used sarcasm when I told my ugly sister that she was as beautiful as our dog.

Crucial-critical; vital; very important It’s crucial that you take your insulin if you want to prevent a diabetic coma.

medicinal-healing The medicinal herbs were used to cure my infection.

Seething-being disturbed I was seething after someone stole my phone; I wanted to beat someone up.

Ignorant lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.

Ch. 16 -18 -departure -inconsolable -misshapen -remotely -commitment -explicit -rejection

Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 3 -5

Acknowledging means admitting to be true I acknowledged that I was 52 even though I had lied earlier telling people I was 72.

Complementing means completing Vanilla ice cream complements apple pie.

Considerate means thoughtful The benign nurse was considerate of my feelings, making sure I felt comfortable, so I didn’t cry so loud when she have me a shot. .

Conviction

Conviction means strong belief The teacher’s conviction was that all students could learn and be successful, for he had seen all students improve.

Customary means usual It’s customary to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

Decidedly- means without question Decidedly he chose the bachelorette and never changed his mind.

Distinctly means without question Ex, I distinctly remember you telling me this. I am decidedly sure you told me this.

Exasperation means extreme annoyance The teacher felt exasperation when the class would not settle down.

Inscription means words engraved on a hard surface He had an inscription written on the tombstone that read, “There goes the neighborhood”.

Insistent means continuing to make a firm demand She was insistent that I had to use blue or black ink on my passport form; I could not persuade her that pencil would be allowed.

Insolent means boldly rude The insolent baby burped at the table and then spit up her food.

Significance-means importance What is the significance of a wedding ring questioned the frugal man.

Torture means cause great pain Many Jews and prisoners of war were tortured before being killed during the Holocaust.

Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 1 and 2

chaos Chaos-disorder (p. 2) noun Your sentence The chaos and disorder of second hall makes it difficult to walk during passing periods. Sentence from the book: “. . and could remember causing any chaos at all”(2). “In fact over the last few day he had behaved in a perfectly decent manner to everyone and couldn’t remember causing any chaos at all”(2). .

frustration Frustration- annoyance frustrated The feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of inability to change or achieve something. I sometimes feel like screaming with frustration when I get too much homework. “She sighed and threw her hands in the air in frustration before marching back to the staircase, followed by Bruno, who wasn’t going to let the matter drop without an explanation. ”(2)

dismissively Dismissively- indifferently; not caring The teacher acted dismissively when she told the bleeding students to “suck it up” and keep working. Said mother, waving her hand in the air dismissively, as if the making of a boys three best friends for life was an easy thing. (8)

presumed “. . . he presumed that they were because they could hardly be left behind” (10) Presumed- supposed (pg. To guess what is going on. He saw a gentleman whom he presumed to be a photographer because he had an expensive camera.

desolate “. . . desolate place and there were no other houses anywhere to be seen” (11) Desolate- lifeless, nothing is around, empty The desert Death Valley and Mojave Desert is often desolate, with no homes or people for miles.

restrictions Restrictions- limitations I can buy 5 video games only because that’s is the restrictions given by my parents. I am restricted from seeing R rated movies since I’m only 14.

foreseeable Foreseeable- Future In the foreseeable future it will rain this week. 1968 × 289 - foreseeable. tv

priorities Priorities/ Preference A thing that is regarded as more important than another. “Housework didn’t figure high on her list of priorities”

muster assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle. To gather or gain I had to muster courage before I fought the bully.

content-satisfied I am content and happy when I spend time with my family. When you are happy

Departure- ant. arrival The arrival was suppose to be at 8, but the departure turned out to be at 10.

inconsolable-antonym-calm I was inconsolable when I lost my favorite child, but I became calm when I found her. I was inconsolable when I failed the quiz, but I calmed down by eating and eating.

Misshapen- ant. - perfect; def. out of shape; distorted; Winnie the Pooh has a misshapen belly, but he is still perfect for me. His head is misshapen, yet he is still perfect for me.

Remotely-ant. considerably remote/considerate I was only remotely interested in the ugly boy, but I was considerably interested in the hot guy. I was remotely interested in English class, but I was considerably interested in math class.

Commitment-antonym- indifference I had a commitment to my 6 th grade boyfriend, yet he was indifferent and dated my best friend.

Explicit means clear- ant. Vague, unclear I hoped the directions would be explicit, yet they…. The directions to the park were explicit, but the directions to the movie theatre were vague and unclear.

rejection-antonym-acceptance rejected/accepted At first I was rejected for the soccer team, but then I was accepted to be the waterboy.

Ch 19 -20 Implanted-embedded Unaccustomed-not used to Random-unplanned Appalled-horrified, shocking Mercilessly- mercilessly, cruel, unkind reasonably-logically

appalled-horrified appall. v. also appal, early 14 c. , "to fade; " c. 1400, "to grow pale, " from Old French apalit "become or make pale, " from a- "to" (see ad-) + palir "grow pale, " from Latin pallere (see pallor). Meaning "cause dismay or shock, " is 1530 s. Related: Appalled; appalling.

logically-reasonably She couldn’t think of the answer logically, so she guessed randomly.

Random-not planned The teacher put us in random order, and this led to confusion.

implanted-embedded The veterinarian implanted a chip in my dog, so it would not get lost.

Mercilessly-unkind; cruel The teacher screamed mercilessly at the student for being tardy.

Unaccustomed-not use to I am unaccustomed to eating pudding for breakfast, but this is done in other countries.

Extravagant-too much; overdone

Enunciating-clearly pronouncing each word

content-satisfied I am content and happy when I spend time with my family. When you are happy

Contradict-go against

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 8 -10 Vocabulary

Dominated-controlled or ruled

Coincide- to happen at the same time

Devise-think up or plan

Tolerant- accepting the beliefs and ways of others

Retrieved-got back again

sinister-threatening

Rummaged-search thoroughly

Confirmed-proved to be true

forlorn-miserable

Resolution-something decided upon

catastrophe-disaster

Vital--very important; essential

deliberately-purposely

Administered-gave out