Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vocabulary

deny the truth (a statement) by asserting the opposite.

• contradict

• seethe

• senile

• explicit

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

with a cautious distrust of someone or something

• dilemma

• suspiciously

• catastrophe

• seethe

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

• seethe

• contradict

• coincidence

• catastrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives

• explicit

• seethe

• dilemma

• sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

• sarcasm/sarcastic

• dilemma

• seethe

• contradict

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

(of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger

• coincide

• senile

• sarcasm

• seethe

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

secretly listen to a conversation

• contradict

• explicit

• eavesdrop

• seethe

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties

• crockery

• seethe

• catastrophe

• senile

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

lacking restraint in spending money or using resources

• contradict

• crockery

• extravagant

• snippets

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items, especially ones made of earthenware or china

• snippets

• crockery

• coincidence

• extravagant

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4