VOCABULARY UNIT 12

APPRECIABLE

• Adj- sufficient to be noticed or measured
• S: detectable, considerable
• A: slight, trivial
• Max was very appreciable to be able to live with the Hubbermans.

AUTOCRATIC

• Adj- absolute in power or authority
• S: dictatorial, bossy
• A: lenient, permissive
• The Nazis were very autocratic with their power.

BLANCH

• V- to remove color from, to turn pale
• S: bleach, wash out
• A: color, dye
• When Rudy jumped in the water his face Blanched.

BLASPHEMY

• N- an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something
• S: curse, profanity
• A: devotion, respect
• Hans is very humble and blasphemy.

BRAWNY

• Adj- strong, muscular
• S: strapping, burly
• A: slight, frail, puny
• Max is not Brawny after being in hiding for so long.

CONCERTED

• Adj- planned or performed in cooperation with others
• S: cooperative, combined
• A: unorganized, diffused
• The Nazi party is very concerted and powerful.

CONTEND

• V- to fight, to compete, to argue
• S: battle, vie
• A: yield, submit
• Max had dreams of Contending with the Hitler.

HUMANE

• Adj- kind, merciful
• S: sympathetic, compassionate
• A: cruel, merciless
• The Hubbermans were very Humane to Max.

ILLUSTRIOUS

• Adj- very famous, distinguished
• S: eminent, prominent
• A: unknown, obscure
• Hitler is very illustrious.

INTOLERABLE

• Adj- unbearable
• S: insufferable, outrageous
• A: pleasant, pleasing
• Rudy and Tom had a i ntoleration time at the camp.

IRREVERENT

• Adj- disrespectful
• S: profane, impious
• A: awed, devout
• Victor was very irreverent to Rudy and Liesel.

LABORIOUS

• Adj- not easy, requiring hard work
• S: difficult, wearisome
• A: easy, effortless
• Hans Painting job was very Laborious.

LITHE

• Adj- bending easily, limber
• S: difficult, strenuous
• A: easy, effortless
• When Liesel was injured after a soccer game her knee was not Lithe.

MALTREAT

• V- to abuse, use roughly or crudely
• S: misuse, mistreat
• A: pamper, indulge
• The Jews during the time of the book thief were Maltreat.

PONDER

• V- to consider carefully, reflect on
• S: ruminate, contemplate
• The Hubbermans had to Ponder on their decision to keep Max.

SUBVERSIVE

• Adj- intended to undermine or overthrow
• N- one who undermines a political system
• S: (adj) traitorous, (n) a revolutionary
• A: (adj) patriotic, loyal
• Hitler was very Subversive and took over the German Goverment during the time of the book thief.

SYNTHETIC

• Adj- made or put together by people
• N- artificial
• S: (adj) artificial
• A: (adj) natural, genuine
• In World War Two most things were Synthetic.

TEMPERATE

• Adj- mild, moderate
• S: balanced,fair
• A: extreme, harsh
• The Goverment during Nazi Germany was not Temperate.

VENOMOUS

• Adj- poisonous, spiteful, mean
• S: nasty, malicious
• A: harmless, benign
• Max viewed the Nazi Goverment as very Venomous

WILY

• Adj- sly, shrewd, cunning
• S: tricky, foxy
• A: dense,straightforward
• Max had to be wily to get to the Hubbermans house.

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