The Diary of Anne Frank
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Created by:
fragolak on May 10, 2011
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Here are the terms you need to know for your quiz given during the week of May 16th
Classes:
Holden's Reading Class, The Incredible Hults
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Monologue | A speech given by one person |
| Flashback | A scene from the past that interrupts the action to explain motivation or reaction of a character to the immediate scene |
| Suspense | The quality of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events |
| Tragedy | A story in which the hero or heroine suffers death or defeat |
| Belfry | Top part of a tower where a bell will ring, typically in a church |
| Makeshift | A temporary, homemade item; not permanent |
| Rucksack | A satchel or small backpack |
| Conspicuous | Obvious or clearly shown |
| Unabashed | Not embarrassed, not shy |
| Intolerable | Unbearable |
| Insufferable | Impossible to put up with |
| Overshoes | Shoes used in the rain |
| Indignantly | In a very angry manner |
| Meticulous | Extremely precise about minor details |
| Finicky | Hard to please; very picky |
| Reproachfully | In a blaming in a scolding way |
| Tyranny | Power that is used cruelly or unjustly |
| Oppression | Power used to crush or persecute |
| Jubilation | Great joy |
| Ostentatiously | In a showy way |
| Onslaught | An attack or assault |
| Inarticulate | Unable to speak; unclearly spoken |
| Transfusion | Injection of large amounts of blood into the body |
| Pandemonium | Noisy confusion |
| Convulsive | A violent muscle spasm; a fit |
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