The Book Thief- Prologue-Ch.2 Vocabulary Review

Insensitive, indifferent, or hardened

• amiable

• coax

• callous

To scold, reprimand, or rebuke

• castigate

• berate

• futile

To punish, criticize, or chastise

• prolific

• trepidation

• castigate

Producing in large quantities; abundant

• prolific

• predominantly

• innocuously

Which of the following is a synonym for predominantly?

• controlling

• abundant

• absurd

Which of the following is a synonym for coax?

• copious

• persuade

• provoke

Incapable of producing results; ineffective

• futile

• amiable

• callous

Not interesting; harmless

• amiable

• trepidation

• innocuously

Tremulous fear or agitation

• innocuously

• callous

• trepidation

Which of the following is a synonym for amiable?

• friendly

• irritable

• benign