Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl

jocelyn A.
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Semester II
2012-2013
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  1. seethe
    foam as if boiling
    Was he actually a seething ball of resentment under that smiling exterior? Mirriam Webster Definiion: to churn or foam as if boiling
    Middle English "Sethen", from Old English 'Seothan",akin to Old High German "Siodan" to seethe and probably the Old Lithuanian siausti (it)storms, rages

    First known use: Before the twelve century
  2. saboteur
    someone who deliberately destroys or disrupts something
    Thats the latest for saboteurs. Mirriam Webster Definition: One that practices sabotage
    French, from saboter
    First Known Use: 1921
  3. mayhem
    violent and needless disturbance
    Lies, whos all thunbs, gets lost in the mayhem. Mirriam Webster Defenition: willful and permanent deprivation of a bodily member resulting in the impairment of a person's fighting ability
    Middle English mayme, mahaime, from Anglo-French mahaim mutilation, mayhem, from maheimer, mahaigner to maim, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German meiden gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure

    First Known Use: 15th century
  4. egotistical
    having an inflated idea of one's own importance
    He get more exasperating and egotistical a the dy goes by. Mirrim Webster Definition: excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
    Latin ego + English -tism (as in idiotism)
    First Known Use: 1714
    Related to EGOTISM
  5. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
    This time it was supposed to be on "An Incorrigible chatterbox" Mirriam Webster Dictionary:not manageable
    Middle English, from Late Latin incorrigibilis, from Latin in- + corrigere to correct — more at correct
    First Known Use: 14th century
    Related to INCORRIGIBLE
  6. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
    Mrs. van Daan wanted to save a piece of bread for her darling son, but Mrs. van Daan was adamant. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: an unbreakable or extremely hard substance
    Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greek

    First Known Use: 14th century
  7. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
    I've learned two new words: "brothel" and "coquette". Mirriam Webster Definition: a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
    French, feminine of coquet

    First Known Use: circa 1611
  8. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
    After passing through an alcove contaning a safe, a wardrobe and a big supply cupboard, you come to the small, dark office. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: a small recessed section of a room
    French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba the arch

    First Known Use: 1655
  9. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
    This immediately piqued Peter's curiousity. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: a transient feeling of wounded vanity
    First Known Use: 1592
  10. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
    This way Mr. Broks can read the letter without suspecting a ruse. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: a wily subterfuge
  11. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
    What's a clandestine radio wh ther are already clandestine Jews and clandestine money? Mirriam Webster Dictionary: marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy
    Middle French or Latin; Middle French clandestin, from Latin clandestinus, from clam secretly; akin to Latin celare to hide — more at hell

    First Known Use: circa 1528
  12. squabble
    a quarrel about petty points
    I should be used to the fact that these sqabbles are daiy occurences, but im not and never will be as long as I'm the subject of nearly every disscusson. Mirriam webster Dictionary: a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
    probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skvabbel dispute
    First Known Use: 1602
  13. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
    Ms. Van D. and Dussel continued their harangue: "You know way to much about things you're not supposed to" Mirriam Webster dictionary: a speech addressed to a public assembly
    Middle French arenge, from Old Italian aringa, from aringare to speak in public, from aringo public assembly, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hring ring

    First Known Use: circa 1533
  14. sate
    fill to contentment
    Mrs. Vaan D. is always sating the most ridiculous things, and her Putti is often exasperated. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: to cloy with overabundance
    probably by shortening & alteration from satiate

    First Known Use: 1579
  15. drone
    make a monotonous low dull sound
    It still makes me shiver to think of the dull, distant drone that signified the appoaching destruction. Mirriam Webser Dictioary: a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
    Middle English, from Old English drān; akin to Old High German treno drone, Greek thrēnos dirge

    First Known Use: before 12th century
  16. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
    Of course, I often forget my role and find it impossible to curb my anger when they're unfair, so that they spend the next month saying the most impertinent girl in the world. Mirriam Webster Dictonary: not restrained within due or proper bounds especially of propriety or good taste
    Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin impertinent-, impertinens, from Latin in- + pertinent- pertinens, present participle of pertinēre to pertain

    First Known Use: 14th century
  17. annex
    attach to
    The door to the right of the landing leads to the "Secret Annex" at the back of the house. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
    Middle English, from Anglo-French annexer, from annexe attached, from Latin annexus, past participle of annectere to bind to, from ad- + nectere to bind

    First Known Use: 14th century
  18. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
    After thee days of sullen looks and stubborn silence, everything was back to normal/. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
    Middle English solein solitary, from Anglo-French sulein, solain, perhaps from sol, soul single, sole + -ain after Old French soltain solitary, private, from Late Latin solitaneus, ultimately from Latin solus alone

    First Known Use: 14th century
  19. wangle
    accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
    It won't be easy to wangle new ones. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: to resort to trickery or devious methods
    perhaps alteration of waggle

    First Known Use: 1888
  20. finicky
    fussy, especially about details
    Ilse Wagnr is a nice girl with a cheerful disposition, but she's extremely finicky and can spend hours moaning and groaning about something. Miriam Webster Dicitonary: extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
    alteration of finicking

    First Known Use: circa 1825
  21. carping
    persistent petty and unjustified criticism
    Another reason I welcome the change is that Mama's always carping on me, especially at the table. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
    It was first used: 1567
  22. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
    I've read th Zaniest Summer four times, and the ludicrous situations still make me laugh. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal
    Italian zanni, a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni, nickname for Italian Giovanni John

    First Known Use: 1588
  23. enamored
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
    As soon as a boy asks f he can bicycle home with me and we get to talking, nine times out of ten I can be sure he'll become enamored on the spot and won't lt me out of sight for a second. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: to inflame with love —usually used in the passive with of
    Middle English enamouren, from Anglo-French enamourer, from en- + amour love — more at amour

    First Known Use: 14th century
  24. dismal
    causing dejection
    That, of course, is fairly dismal prospect. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: showing or causing gloom or depression
    Middle English, from dismal, noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin dies mali, literally, evil days

    First Known Use: 15th century
  25. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
    If it gets so bad that they start rambling on about "asking Father's permission," I swerve slightly on my bike, my schoolbag falls, and the young man feels obliged to get off his bike and hand me the bag, by which time I've switched the conversation. Mirriam Webster Dictionary: neither perpendicular nor parallel
    Middle English oblike, from Latin obliquus

    First Known Use: 15th century
Created on Sun May 26 17:57:37 EDT 2013 (updated Tue May 28 10:07:14 EDT 2013)

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