The Book Thief Part One Vocabulary

a celebrity who is an inspiration to others  

• luminary

• seethe

• lacerate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

cover as if with a burial garment  

• echelon

• shroud

• abhorrence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

become destroyed by water, air, or an acid  

• corrode

• vehement

• shroud

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

be in an agitated emotional state  

• seethe

• morbidity

• scythe

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

hate coupled with disgust  

• corrode

• abhorrence

• induce

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

extremely wicked  

• morbidity

• luminary

• nefarious

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind  

• morbidity

• induce

• luminary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn  

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

an edge tool for cutting grass  

level of authority in a hierarchy  

• seethe

• echelon

• septic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6