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Faust- English- The Boy in The Striped Pajamas
Vocabulary- terms and sentences (application)
21
English
8th Grade
02/18/2011

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Term
considerate
Definition
Some people might say that you are _____ if you hold the door for someone who is carrying a lot of packages.
Term
inscription
Definition
The _____ on the headstone included the name, birthdate, and day of death.
Term
complemented
Definition
The color of the lady's shirt _____ her eyes perfectly, making them look even more blue than they were.
Term
torture
Definition
In some countries, when the government wants to get information from a spy, they might use a form of _____, such as burning or electrocution.
Term
distinctly
Definition
I don't know why you're playing on the computer. I _____ told you to clean up your room first.
Term
conviction
Definition
I don't have any proof that she took the iPod, but I have a strong _____ that she did.
Term
decidedly
Definition
I sat and debated about what I wanted to do Friday night. I then _____ got up to go call my friend Samantha.
Term
acknowledge
Definition
I was so engrossed in my book that I was reading that I didn't even _____ the teacher who was standing next to me.
Term
significance
Definition
The song had great _____ to me because it was played at my wedding.
Term
customary
Definition
It is _____ to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginnig of the school day.
Term
exasperate
Definition
The little boy began to _____ me with his constant kicking and screaming.
Term
insolent
Definition
The teenage boy was _____ when he insulted his grandmother's cooking.
Term
insistent
Definition
I was _____ that I get chocolate ice cream. I simply would not settle for vanilla!
Term
enforced
Definition
The police ____ the speed limit on the highway by using radar.
Term
reverberated
Definition
When I hollered into the empty room, my words _____ off the walls.
Term
engaged
Definition
The students were obviously _____ in the activity. They were all paying attention and taking part in it.
Term
incredulous
Definition
When I told my mother that I aced the science test, she was _____ because I had not studied.
Term
escapade
Definition
I got in trouble for my _____ at my friend's house. Her mother wasn't home and we did some things we should not have done.
Term
diversion
Definition
Rather than focusing on the bad news, I took my sister to the arcade for a _____.
Term
distaste
Definition
I have a strong _____ for raisins. If I accidentally eat one in a cookie, I spit it right out.
Term
irritable
Definition
After a long day of work and then car trouble on the way home, I was very _____. Any little noise or problem set me off.
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