Vocabulary Words from I Have Lived a 1,000 Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson

These flashcards cover important vocabulary words from the text 'I Have Lived a 1,000 Years' to aid in understanding key concepts.

Deliberation

Long and careful thought

Confiscated

Seize by force

Liquidation

Bring to an end, close up

Condemn

Strongly disapprove

Stipulates

Demand, require

Unfathomable

Unbelievable

Recede

To retreat, go back

Summons

Court order

Averted

Prevented

Imminent

About to happen

Barren

Bleak, lifeless

Disposition

A person's character or nature

Decimated

Kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group; kill a large percentage of

Protrude

To stick out

Falter

Hesitate

Cursive

Quick, in passing

Gaunt

Extremely thin

Shrouded

Covered

Heed

To follow, to listen to

Endearments

Affectionate words and phrases

Compulsion

Obligation, need

Resolve

Decide, determine