The Diary of Anne Frank - Act 1

Jill H. (United States of America)
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  1. rubbish
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
    We found them in a heap of rubbish on the floor after you left.
  2. capitulation
    the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
    Things went well for us until nineteen forty. Then the war came, and the Dutch capitulation...
  3. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
    The Star of David is conspicuous on all the Franks' clothing.
  4. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
    She is thirteen, quick in her movements, interested in everything, mercurial in her emotions.
  5. unabashed
    not embarrassed
    Anna unabashed said, "Then, I'll have to stop being a stranger, won't I?
  6. dignified
    formal or stately in bearing or appearance
    Who cares if it's dignified? I don't want to be dignified.
  7. insufferable
    extremely unpleasant or annoying
    You are the most intolerable, insufferable, boy I've ever met!
  8. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
    Dussel is a man in his late fifties, meticulous, finicky... bewildered now.
  9. wallow
    roll around
    For myself, there are so many things...to have a hot tub filled to overflowing and wallow in it.
  10. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
    They fought agains indifference, against tyranny and oppression...
  11. smite
    inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
    The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
  12. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
    She rushes to her room, hurriedly puts on a little hate improvised from the lamp shade..
  13. jubilation
    a feeling of extreme joy
    ... We shouldn't sing that song tonight. It's a song of jubilation, of rejoicing.
  14. ostentatiously
    in a manner intended to attract notice and impress others
    Peter is coming from his bedroom ostentatiously holding a bulge in his coat as if he were holding his cat...
  15. appalled
    struck with dread, shock, or dismay
    There is a second of appalled silence.
Created on Fri Oct 13 21:12:49 EDT 2017 (updated Fri Oct 13 21:19:56 EDT 2017)

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