1. Dilemma-difficult choice
I had a dilemma when I had to choose between UCLA and USC.

2. He had a grimace on his face when he fell down in pain.
Grimace-twisted face
He had a grimace on his face when he fell down in pain.

3. Undeniable-without a doubt
It’s an undeniable fact that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
He lives on the East Coast.

4. Sophistication-quality of being worldly
The student writes with increased levels of sophistication in language arts.

5. Sarcasm-sneering or cutting remark
I used sarcasm when I told my ugly sister that she was as beautiful as our dog.

6. Crucial-critical; vital; very important
It’s crucial that you take your insulin if you want to prevent a diabetic coma.

7. The medicinal herbs were used to cure my infection.
medicinal-healing
The medicinal herbs were used to cure my infection.

8. Seething-being disturbed
I was seething after someone stole my phone; I wanted to beat someone up.

9. Ignorant
lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.

10. Ch. 16-18 -departure -inconsolable -misshapen -remotely -commitment
-explicit
-rejection

11. Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Chapters 3-5

12. Acknowledging means admitting to be true
I acknowledged that I was 52 even though I had lied earlier telling people I was 72.

13. Complementing means completing
Vanilla ice cream complements apple pie.

14. Considerate means thoughtful
The benign nurse was considerate of my feelings, making sure I felt comfortable, so I didn’t cry so loud when she have me a shot..

15. Conviction

16. Conviction means strong belief
The teacher’s conviction was that all students could learn and be successful, for he had seen all students improve.

17. It’s customary to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Customary means usual
It’s customary to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

18. Decidedly- means without question
Decidedly he chose the bachelorette and never changed his mind.

19. Distinctly means without question
Ex, I distinctly remember you telling me this.
I am decidedly sure you told me this.

20. Exasperation means extreme annoyance
The teacher felt exasperation when the class would not settle down.

21. Inscription means words engraved on a hard surface
He had an inscription written on the tombstone that read, “There goes the neighborhood”.

22. Insistent means continuing to make a firm demand
She was insistent that I had to use blue or black ink on my passport form; I could not persuade her that pencil would be allowed.

23. Insolent means boldly rude
The insolent baby burped at the table and then spit up her food.

24. Significance-means importance
What is the significance of a wedding ring questioned the frugal man.

25. Torture means cause great pain
Many Jews and prisoners of war were tortured before being killed during the Holocaust.

26. Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Chapters 1 and 2

27. chaos Chaos-disorder (p. 2) noun Sentence from the book:
“....and could remember causing any chaos at all”(2).
“In fact over the last few day he had behaved in a perfectly decent manner to everyone and couldn’t remember causing any chaos at all”(2).
...
Your sentence
The chaos and disorder of second hall makes it difficult to walk during passing periods.

28. frustration Frustration- annoyance frustrated
The feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of inability to change or achieve something.
“She sighed and threw her hands in the air in frustration before marching back to the staircase, followed by Bruno, who wasn’t going to let the matter drop without an explanation.”(2)
I sometimes feel like screaming with frustration when I get too much homework.

29. dismissively Dismissively- indifferently; not caring
Said mother, waving her hand in the air dismissively, as if the making of a boys three best friends for life was an easy thing.(8)
The teacher acted dismissively when she told the bleeding students to “suck it up” and keep working.

30. presumed
Presumed- supposed (pg.
To guess what is going on.
“... he presumed that they were because they could hardly be left behind” (10)
He saw a gentleman whom he presumed to be a photographer because he had an expensive camera.

31. desolate
Desolate- lifeless, nothing is around, empty
“... desolate place and there were no other houses anywhere to be seen” (11)
The desert Death Valley and Mojave Desert is often desolate, with no homes or people for miles.

32. restrictions Restrictions- limitations
I can buy 5 video games only because that’s is the restrictions given by my parents .
I am restricted from seeing R rated movies since I’m only 14.

33. foreseeable Foreseeable- Future
In the foreseeable future it will rain this week.
1968 × foreseeable.tv

34. priorities Priorities/ Preference
A thing that is regarded as more important than another .
“Housework didn’t figure high on her list of priorities”

35. muster
assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.
To gather or gain
I had to muster courage before I fought the bully.

36. content content-satisfied When you are happy
I am content and happy when I spend time with my family.

37. Departure- ant. arrival
The arrival was suppose to be at 8, but the departure turned out to be at 10.

38. inconsolable-antonym-calm
I was inconsolable when I lost my favorite child, but I became calm when I found her.
I was inconsolable when I failed the quiz, but I calmed down by eating and eating and eating.

39. Misshapen- ant.- perfect; def. out of shape; distorted;
Winnie the Pooh has a misshapen belly, but he is still perfect for me.
His head is misshapen, yet he is still perfect for me.

40. Remotely-ant. considerably
remote/considerate
I was only remotely interested in the ugly boy, but I was considerably interested in the hot guy.
I was remotely interested in English class, but I was considerably interested in math class.

41. Commitment-antonym- indifference
I had a commitment to my 6th grade boyfriend, yet he was indifferent and dated my best friend.

42. Explicit means clear- ant. Vague, unclear
I hoped the directions would be explicit, yet they….
The directions to the park were explicit, but the directions to the movie theatre were vague and unclear.

43. rejection-antonym-acceptance
rejected/accepted
At first I was rejected for the soccer team, but then I was accepted to be the waterboy.

44. Ch 19-20 Implanted-embedded Unaccustomed-not used to Random-unplanned
Appalled-horrified, shocking
Mercilessly- mercilessly, cruel, unkind
reasonably-logically

45. appalled-horrified
appall. v. also appal, early 14c., "to fade;" c.1400, "to grow pale," from Old French apalit "become or make pale," from a- "to" (see ad-) + palir "grow pale," from Latin pallere (see pallor). Meaning "cause dismay or shock," is 1530s. Related: Appalled; appalling.

46. logically-reasonably
She couldn’t think of the answer logically, so she guessed randomly.

47. The teacher put us in random order, and this led to confusion.
Random-not planned
The teacher put us in random order, and this led to confusion.

48. The veterinarian implanted a chip in my dog, so it would not get lost.
implanted-embedded
The veterinarian implanted a chip in my dog, so it would not get lost.

49. Mercilessly-unkind; cruel
The teacher screamed mercilessly at the student for being tardy.

50. Unaccustomed-not use to
I am unaccustomed to eating pudding for breakfast, but this is done in other countries.

51. Extravagant-too much; overdone

52. Enunciating-clearly pronouncing each word

53. content content-satisfied When you are happy
I am content and happy when I spend time with my family.

54. Contradict-go against

55. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 8-10 Vocabulary

56. Dominated-controlled or ruled

57. Coincide- to happen at the same time

58. Devise-think up or plan

59. Tolerant- accepting the beliefs and ways of others

60. Retrieved-got back again

61. sinister-threatening

62. Rummaged-search thoroughly

63. Confirmed-proved to be true

64. forlorn-miserable

65. Resolution-something decided upon

66. catastrophe-disaster

67. Vital--very important; essential

68. deliberately-purposely

69. Administered-gave out