Unit 6: Novel Study: The Book Thief, Prologue–Part 4

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  1. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  2. abhorrence
    hate coupled with disgust
  3. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  4. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  5. futile
    producing no result or effect
  6. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  7. prolific
    intellectually productive
  8. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  9. Aryan
    a Caucasian person of Nordic descent
  10. ration
    a fixed portion that is allotted
  11. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  12. castigate
    censure severely
  13. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  14. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  15. culpability
    a state of guilt
  16. irrefutable
    impossible to deny or disprove
  17. affability
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  18. incensed
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  19. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  20. aptitude
    inherent ability
  21. affront
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
  22. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  23. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  24. sporadically
    in an irregular or unpredictable manner
  25. excruciating
    extremely painful
  26. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  27. placid
    not easily irritated
  28. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  29. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  30. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
Created on Wed Dec 02 16:31:15 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 09 13:14:12 EST 2020)

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