Unit 5: Novel Study: The Diary of a Young Girl, November 27, 1943–August 1, 1944

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  1. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  2. deliberation
    careful consideration
  3. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  4. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  5. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  6. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  7. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
  8. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  9. irrevocably
    in a manner that cannot be taken back
  10. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  11. fervently
    with strong emotion or zeal
  12. audacity
    fearless daring
  13. pectin
    any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
  14. privation
    a state of extreme poverty
  15. admonition
    cautionary advice about something imminent
  16. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  17. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  18. antidote
    a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  19. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  20. berate
    censure severely or angrily
Created on Fri Nov 13 12:46:11 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 20 16:54:55 EST 2020)

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