Unit 2: Selection Vocabulary 1

This list covers "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat," Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, and The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play.
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  1. administration
    the group of people who manage or direct an institution
    On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty the mission to form a new administration. It was the evident will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties.
  2. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
    At the end of today’s proceedings, the adjournment of the House will be proposed until May 21 with provision for earlier meeting if need be.
  3. provision
    a stipulated condition
    At the end of today’s proceedings, the adjournment of the House will be proposed until May 21 with provision for earlier meeting if need be.
  4. buoyancy
    irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
    I take up my task in buoyancy and hope.
  5. juncture
    a particular point in a process or activity
    I feel entitled at this juncture, at this time, to claim the aid of all and to say, “Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.”
  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. agitated
    troubled emotionally and usually deeply
    A little while later Margot appeared in the kitchen doorway looking very agitated.
  8. preoccupied
    having excessive or compulsive concern with something
    Preoccupied by the thought of going into hiding, I stuck the craziest things in the bag, but I’m not sorry.
  9. lopsided
    having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
    It may be damp and lopsided, but there’s probably not a more comfortable hiding place in all of Amsterdam.
  10. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
    I was so scared someone might hear it that I literally begged Father to take me back upstairs. Mother understood my anxiety and went with me.
  11. cultured
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
    He is a gentle, cultured European in his middle years.
  12. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
    His clothes are threadbare.
  13. rucksack
    a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
    After a second he drops his rucksack on the couch and moves slowly about.
  14. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
    As my family is Jewish, we emigrated to Holland when Hitler came to power.
  15. capitulation
    the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
    Then the war came, and the Dutch capitulation, followed by the arrival of the Germans.
Created on Mon Apr 12 09:49:04 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 14 10:38:59 EDT 2021)

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