Unit 5: Selection Vocabulary 1

This list covers Teen Mogul, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, and The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play.
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  1. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    CHRISTOPHER: Don’t apologize. I love a woman with a voracious appetite.
  2. sublime
    worthy of adoration or reverence
    CHRISTOPHER: Sounds sublime to me. Cleveland is not known for its winning Chinese cuisine.
  3. imperative
    requiring attention or action
    TRACY: Me too, me too. It’s imperative I step up and sacrifice.
  4. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
    You’re too mercurial, unable to trust and delegate, you shoot your best people down, causing a divide as vast as the Grand Canyon.
  5. vibrant
    (of colors) bright and striking
    Think about what it might like to be to sleep on these luxurious silks that come in vibrant colors. With gold threads. Dragons and phoenixes. Flowers.
  6. sweltering
    excessively hot and humid; marked by sweating and faintness
    It's sweltering. Everyone is huffing and puffing, and in this heat I have to walk everywhere.
  7. mode
    a particular functioning condition or arrangement
    The only mode of transportation left to us is the ferry.
  8. accompany
    go or travel along with
    He asked if I would allow him to accompany me to school.
  9. agitated
    troubled emotionally and usually deeply
    A little while later Margot appeared in the kitchen doorway looking very agitated.
  10. recover
    get over an illness or shock
    Margot and Mother have recovered somewhat. Yesterday Mother felt well enough to cook split-pea soup for the first time, but then she was downstairs talking and forgot all about it.
  11. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
    Mother understood my anxiety and went with me. Whatever we do, we're very afraid the neighbors might hear or see us...
  12. cultured
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
    He is a gentle, cultured European in his middle years.
  13. trace
    an indication that something has been present
    There is still a trace of a German accent in his speech.
  14. abruptly
    quickly and without warning
    He opens the door to one of the smaller rooms, and then abruptly closes it again, turning away.
  15. attitude
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings
    Her attitude toward MR. FRANK is protective, compassionate.
  16. dim
    become lusterless or less bright
    The lights dim slowly to darkness.
  17. suspicious
    arousing distrust
    It would look too suspicious if we walked along carrying suitcases.
Created on Fri Nov 13 11:16:56 EST 2020 (updated Thu Nov 19 16:19:05 EST 2020)

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