SET 8 VOCABULARY

INTERMINGLED  P.O.S. : Verb  Definition: Mixed or Blended  Synonym: Motley  Antonym: Purebred  Sentence: At 45 Himmel Street, everyone intermingled in the basement as the air raids were going on outside. Were intermingling!

THREADBARE  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Worn or ragged  Synonym: Dilapidated  Antonym: Pristine  Sentence: Liesel’s clothes are very threadbare. They are very old and dilapidated.

EBONY  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: A shade of black  Synonym: Dark  Antonym: Light  Sentence: Liesel received a new, blank, ebony journal from the mayor’s wife.

ADAMANTLY  P.O.S. : Adverb  Definition: Stubbornly or with determination  Synonym: Unwaveringly  Antonym: Enthusiastically  Sentence: Liesel adamantly stole books from the mayor’s library. She would not let Rudy talk her out of it.

FLIPPANTLY  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Disrespectfully or carelessly  Synonym: Glibly  Antonym: Vigilant  Sentence: The Hubberman’s neighbors liked to flippantly spit on their door.

HAGGARD  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Looking weary or tired  Synonym: Fatigued  Antonym: Alert  Sentence: Rudy always looked hungry or haggard when Liesel met up with him.

RESILIENCY  P.O.S. : Noun  Definition: Ability to recover or strength and endurance  Synonym: Recuperate  Antonym: Succumb  Sentence: Luckily, Max had a resilience to whatever illness he got, for he did not succumb to it.

WIZENED  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Wrinkled or shriveled up  Synonym: Furrowed  Antonym: Smoothened  Sentence: When Max was marching through Molching, his body was wizened. He was starving.

BARREN  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Empty; unable to support growth  Synonym: Bleak  Antonym: Fertile  Sentence: The Hubberman’s basement was barren except for a few paint cans and tarps.

DISCREETLY  P.O.S. : Adv.  Definition: Done with caution or care  Synonym: Modestly  Antonym: Flippantly  Sentence: When Liesel stole a book from the mayor’s library, she did so very discreetly.

ENGROSSED  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Totally absorbed mentally in something or an idea  Synonym: Involved  Antonym: Uninterested  Sentence: Whenever Liesel read a book, she was always engrossed in it.

PATRONIZE  P.O.S. : Verb  Definition: To shop at  Synonym: Utilize  Antonym: Avoid  Sentence: Only once did Liesel and Rudy patronize the shop on the corner.

WHEEDLE  P.O.S. : Verb  Definition: To persuade  Synonym: Coax  Antonym: Agree  Sentence: Liesel wheedled her neighbor, Rudy, to steal with her.

VERANDA  P.O.S. : Noun  Definition: Porch  Synonym: Gazebo  Antonym: Shelterless  Sentence: In the air raid that hit Himmel Street, everything, even the verandas, were destroyed.

PUSSYFOOTED  P.O.S. : Verb  Definition: Wasting time or tread warily  Synonym: Meander  Antonym: Swiftly  Sentence: Not wanting to go to bed, Liesel pussyfooted around by talking to Max.

HONORS VOCABULARY

ADMONISHED  P.O.S. : Verb  Definition: Cautioned  Synonym: Forewarned  Antonym: Insisted  Sentence: Rudy admonished Liesel NOT to come to the wrecked plane, yet she came anyways.

EMPHATIC  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Forceful  Synonym: Dynamic  Antonym: Weak  Sentence: Rosa Hubberman was usually emphatic with directions; she always made them very clear.

EXPOUNDING  P.O.S. : Verb  Definition: Talking about in detail  Synonym: Illustrative  Antonym: Vague  Sentence: Liesel always expounded about the weather to Max. She never left out a detail.

PROPRIETOR  P.O.S. : Noun  Definition: Store Owner  Synonym: Manager  Antonym: Customer  Sentence: Frau Diller was a proprietor. She had her own little shop at the end of Himmel Street.

SUBTLE  P.O.S. : Adj.  Definition: Faint and sometimes mysterious  Synonym: Elusive  Antonym: Obvious  Sentence: When Rudy decided to imitate Jessie Owens, he was not very subtle about it. Rudy was obvious.