From the Diary of Anne Frank Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary terms and definitions from the text 'From the Diary of Anne Frank' and 'Amanda!' along with associated language exercises.

Diary

A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your thoughts and feelings or what has happened on that day.

Journal

A full record of a journey, a period of time, or an event, written every day.

Log

A written record of events with times and dates, usually official.

Memoir(s)

A record of a person's own life and experiences (usually, a famous person).

Listless

With no energy or interest.

Confide

To tell personal things privately to a person that one trusts.

Plunked down

An informal word meaning put down in a casual way.

Quaking in its boots

Shaking with fear and nervousness.

Old fogey

An old-fashioned person.

Ramble on

Talk or write aimlessly for long.

Convincing argument

A statement made in such a manner that people believe it.

Inherited traits

Qualities (physical or mental) that one gets from one's parents.

Incorrigible

Something that cannot be corrected (usually a bad quality).

Ingenuity

Originality and inventiveness.

Compound words

Words that are made up of two or more words.

Phrasal verb

A verb followed by a preposition or an adverb.

Idioms

Groups of words with a fixed order, and a particular meaning, different from the meanings of each of their words put together.

Languid

Relaxed.

Drifting

Moving slowly.

Tranquil

Calm.