The Book Thief Vocab Part 2

Flippant | Showing a lack of serious or respectful attitude.

Prolific | Producing in large amounts or with great frequency.

Fervent | Passionate, intense, with deep feeling.

Admonish | To warn or reprimand firmly.

Ominous | Giving the impression that something bad or threatening is about to happen.

Crux | The central or most important point.

Proverbial | Widely referred to, often in a well-known saying or stereotype.

Precarious | Unstable, dangerous, or likely to fall or fail.

Brandish | To wave or display something (especially a weapon) in a threatening or showy way.

Affability | The quality of being friendly, approachable, and easy to talk to.

Despondent | Feeling hopeless, discouraged, or in low spirits.

Benign | Kind, gentle, or harmless in nature or effect.

Rebuke | To criticize or scold sharply.

Conglomerate | A mixture or collection of different things or parts.

Transcend | To rise above or go beyond the limits of something.

Render | To cause to become; to make or provide (often in a formal or artistic sense).