The book thief vocab

Contort

To twist of bend something out of it’s normal shape

Fervent

Showing strong passion or intensity

Relinquished

To give up or surrender something

Prolific

Producing a large amount highly productive

Coax

To persuade gently or patiently

Innocuous

Harmless, not likely to offend or cause damage

Trepidation

A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

Grapple

To struggle with or try hard to deal with something

Perplex

To confused or puzzle someone

Animosity

Open hostility or deep dislike

Berate

To scold or criticize someone severely

Callous

Showing a lack of concern for other’s feelings

Deterred

Preventing or discouraged an action

Amiable

Cheerful, friendly, and pleasant

Culminate

To reach a final result or climax

Bewildered

A feeling of complete confusion

Fruition

To achieve or come to completion

Audacious

Bold, daring or fearless ( often recklessly so )

Succumb

To give in to or be overcome by something

Derision

Harsh ridicule or mockery

Admonish

To warn or advise someone firmly

Futile

A waste of time, having no useful result

Incense

To make someone very angry

Vigilant

To stay alert and watchful for danger

Castigate

To criticize angrily or shout at someone

Machinations

a plot or scheme

Reproach

address (someone) in such a way to express disapproval or disappointment

Immaculate

perfectly clean or tidy

Recollection

the action or faculty of remembering something

Inevitable

certain to happen

Awry

away from the appropriate planned or expected course

Morose

gloomy, bad-temperatures and uncommunicative

Competent

having the necessary ability, knowledge or skill to do something successful

Inconspicuously

in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

Predicament

a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

Immutable

unchanging or unable to be changed

Pensive

engaged in, involving or reflecting deep thought

Emaciated

usually thin or weak especially from illness

Desolation

a state of complete emptiness

Prudently

in a way that show scare and thought for future

Depleted

use up the supply or resource of

Loathing

a feeling of intense dislike or disgust

Proximity

nearness in space, time or relationships

Disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled

Desecrated

a sacred place that is treated with disrespect