The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Vocabulary Chapters 1-8

Definition: To gather together or summon

• convene
• Muster

• assemble
• summon

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

• spew
• Sputter

• squirt
• gush

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

regarded as unworthy of serious attention

• contemptuous
• dismissive
• scornful
• disdainful

Definition: a place bleakly and depressingly empty or bare

• empty
• desolate
• barren
• isolated

Definition: the limitation or control of someone or something

• control
• freedom
• unrestraint
• restrictions

Definition: as far in the future as one can predict

• Foreseeable Future

• specific
• definite
• precise

Definition: a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

• aggravation
• irritation
• exasperation
• displeasure

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

• Scripture
• Etching
• Transcription
• Inscription

Definition: a firmly held belief or opinion

• belief
• conviction
• opinion
• faith

Definition: a state of confused and noisy disturbance

• commotion

• serenity
• calmness
• chaos