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.