Collection 5: The Diary of a Young Girl

As you read Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 8's Collection 5: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, After Auschwitz
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  1. Allies
    in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
  2. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  3. reproach
    a mild rebuke or criticism
  4. venomous
    marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
  5. golden mean
    the middle between extremes
  6. mediate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  7. Aachen
    a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders
  8. splendid
    very good; of the highest quality
  9. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  10. cremate
    reduce to ashes
  11. prewar
    existing or belonging to a time before a war
  12. quality
    a degree or grade of excellence or worth
  13. radical
    markedly new or introducing extreme change
  14. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  15. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
Created on Wed Jul 16 12:38:38 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:25:45 EDT 2014)

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