Collection 5: The Diary of Anne Frank

As you read Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's "The Diary of Anne Frank," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 8's Collection 5: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, After Auschwitz
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  1. carillon
    set of bells hung in a bell tower
  2. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
  3. compassionate
    showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
  4. capitulation
    the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
  5. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  6. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  7. ration
    a fixed portion that is allotted
  8. black market
    the illegal buying, selling, or trade of goods and services
  9. water closet
    a toilet in Britain
  10. tension
    a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  11. unabashed
    not embarrassed
  12. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  13. dignified
    formal or stately in bearing or appearance
  14. insufferable
    extremely unpleasant or annoying
  15. vile
    causing or able to cause nausea
  16. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  17. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  18. Hanukkah
    (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
  19. menorah
    a seven- or nine-branched candelabrum used in Jewish worship
  20. latke
    a pancake made of grated potato
  21. Gestapo
    the secret state police in Nazi Germany
  22. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  23. inarticulate
    without or deprived of the use of speech or words
  24. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  25. guilder
    formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands
  26. Toscanini
    Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957)
  27. Valkyrie
    (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla
  28. gauntlet
    a form of punishment with two lines of men facing each other
  29. schnapps
    any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
  30. Orthodox Jew
    Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law
Created on Wed Jul 16 11:52:50 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:25:37 EDT 2014)

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