Book Thief Vocab List

Flashcards designed to review vocabulary words and their definitions from the lecture notes.

Predicament

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation; being in unwanted and difficult issues.

Immutable

Unchanging over time or unable to be changed; the ability to not change over time.

Pensive

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought; found deeply in thought or engaged in ideas.

Prudently

In a way that shows care and thought for the future; to show how you put thought into the future.

Emaciated

Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food; weirdly small, thin and weak due to illness and lack of nutrients.

Desolation

A state of complete emptiness or destruction; in a phase of destruction and bleakness.

Depleted

Use up the supply or resources of; consume a supply of necessary resources.

Loathing

A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred.

Proximity

Nearness in space, time, or relationship; being close to someone or something. Example:

Disconcerting

Causing one to feel unsettled; making someone feel uncomfortable and uneasy.

Desecrated

Treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate; to violate or destroy something.

Despised

Feel contempt or a deep repugnance for; to feel hatred and abhor.

Epitome

A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type; something that is an amazing example of a type.

Resolute

Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering; a goal in mind, determined.

Demise

A person's death.

Feign

Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

Consolations

The comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.

Inconspicuously

in a way that is not easily or quickly noticed or seen, or does not attract attention