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The Diary of a Young Girl p24-72
Definitions and answers of Anne Frank Diary Vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
12/08/2011

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Ludicrous
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amusing or laughable through obviouse absudity, exaggeration, or eccentricity; ridiculous
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Surrepititious
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done, made, or acquired by stealth; sneaky
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Reprimand
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a severe or formal reproof
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Disposition
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the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances
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Improvise
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to make, invent, or arrange on the spot
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Gestapo
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german, from Geheime Staatspolizei, literally, secret state police
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Saboteur
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One that practices sabotage
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Vile
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physically repulsive or morally despicable or abhorrent
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Herald
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an official crier or messenger
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Persevere
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to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement; to keep going despite obstacles
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Congenial
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pleasant' especially: agreeably suited to one's nature, tastes, or outlook
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Rendezvous
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a meeting at an appointed place and time
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Pretext
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a purpose or motive alleged or an appearence assumed in order to cloack the real intention or state of affairs; a cover story
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ingenuity
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skill or cleverness in devising or comvinging: inventiveness
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exquisity
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pleasing through beauty, fitness, or perfection
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penetrate
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to pass into or through
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economy
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the management of household or private affairs and expecially expenses
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inguisitive
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inclined to ask questions; nosy
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incoherent
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lacking normal clarity or intellifibility in speech or thought; cannot be understood
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rebuke
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to crtiicize sharply
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dejected
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to cast down in spirits
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fatallstic
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a person or belief that thinks that evetns are fized in afvance so that human beings are powerless to change them
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procure
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to get possesion of; to obtain by particular care or effort
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neutrality
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refusal to take part in a war between other powers
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