Anne Frank Act II Vocabulary

mounting:

With only 10 seconds left in the game and down by one, the pressure was mounting as she stepped up to the free-throw line.

• stiff; not flexible

• uncontrollable

• increasing or growing

• punishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

rigid:

The dog appeared unwelcoming as usual; his frame rigid and his growl loud enough for every one to hear.

• stiff; not flexible

• uncontrollable

• increasing or growing

• punishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

convulsive:

The convulsive laughter continued for another 5 minutes.

• stiff; not flexible

• uncontrollable

• increasing or growing

• punishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Purgatory:

Some people believe that after death, every one has to serve out their sentences in Purgatory.

• Obstacle course

• Prison

• A place of heaven

• A place of temporary punishment

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

foreboding:

He did not know why, but he felt a foreboding that something would prevent him from carrying out his plan.

• a feeling that something bad will happen

• demanding attention

• to endure a series of troubles or difficulties

• increasing, growing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

apprehension:

He felt a wave of apprehension and accelerated heart beat as the uninvited stranger opened the door.

• joy

• demanding attention

• fearful feeling about what will happen next

• increasing, growing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

insistent:

Rather than post pone it, he was insistent on meeting with her, as planned.

• fearful

• demanding attention

• to endure

• the ability to understand something or predict something without any solid reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

guilders:

The dutch man paid the thief 100 guilders to keep quiet.

• a place of punishment

• food

• unit of money/currency used in Netherlands

• bicycles

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

run the gauntlet:

Anne felt as though she was run through the gauntlet when every one was ganging up on her.

• to endure a series of troubles or difficulties

• To put up with

• To race

• To beat up

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

intuition:

They say that when you feel something is wrong you should trust your intuition.

• Heart

• Brain

• the ability to understand something without reasoning--described almost as a hunch or gut feeling

• your family

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4