The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vocabulary Chapters 1-8

Definition: To gather together or summon

• convene
• Muster

• assemble
• summon

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Definition: to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds

• spew
• Sputter

• squirt
• gush

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Definition: having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something

regarded as unworthy of serious attention

• contemptuous
• dismissive
• scornful
• disdainful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Definition: a place bleakly and depressingly empty or bare

• empty
• desolate
• barren
• isolated

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Definition: the limitation or control of someone or something

• control
• freedom
• unrestraint
• restrictions

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Definition: as far in the future as one can predict

• Foreseeable Future

• specific
• definite
• precise

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Definition: a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

• aggravation
• irritation
• exasperation
• displeasure

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Definition: words engraved as on a monument or in a book

• Scripture
• Etching
• Transcription
• Inscription

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Definition: a firmly held belief or opinion

• belief
• conviction
• opinion
• faith

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Definition: a state of confused and noisy disturbance

• commotion

• serenity
• calmness
• chaos

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4