Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vocabulary

muster

to call together or summons for inspection or to preform a task

banister

handrail on a staircase

wardrobe

a cabinet or small room for storing clothes

ergo

therefore

desolate

deserted or lifeless

presume

to take for granted as true

greengrocer

seller of fresh fruits and vegetables

jumper

a loose, protective garment worn over clothes

insolent

audaciously rude and disrespectful

sinister

suggesting or threatening harm

peckish

some what hungry

sarcasm

a cutting remark or ridicule

ginger

a person with red hair

curtsy

a gesture of respect, usually made by women, involving bending the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body

incumbent

imposed as an obligation or duty

trousers

pant

inconsolable

despondent

lice

plural of louse, small, wingless biting or sucking insects

smuggle

to bring a banned item into a country secretly

brainwave

a sudden inspiration; also called brainstorm