Book Thief Vocab 1-30

Perplexed

• completely baffled, puzzled/adj

• twist and bend out of normal shape/noun

• persuade someone to do something/verb

• a nervous or fearful feeling/adj

perplexed root word is

• Latin; Perplexid; meaning twist and turn

• Latin; Perplexous; meaning confused

• 16th century; Perfulous; meaning angry

• German; Perfs; meaning happy

Contort

• being friendly/ verb

• confused/ adj

• persuade someone/ noun

• twist and bend out of normal shape/ verb

contort root word is

• Latin; complexes; baffled

• Latin; contortous; twist and turn

• Late 16th Century; contours; meaning happy and friendly

• Latin; contory; meaning mean and angry

Culminate

• to make fun of/ verb

• to give up/ adj

• to reach a climax or the highest point/ verb

• to make someone angry/ noun

culminate root word is

• latin; culmen; meaning top

• german; culmenes; meaning bottom

• latin; culer; meaning high

• middle english; culern; meaning to make someone angry

relinquished

• give up/ verb

• take something from somebody/ noun

• make fun of/ verb

• to be happy about an event/ adj

relinquished root word is

• latin; relin; meaning to be happy

• latin; relenquere; to leave behind

• german; relinquen; meaning to make fun of

• late 16th century; relins; meaning angry

audacious

• to be bold/ adj

• to be angry/ verb

• to be smart/ noun

• to be happy/ verb

audacious root word is

• latin; audad; meaning scared

• scotish; adix; meaning happy

• latin; ader; meaning make fun of

• latin; audax; meaning daring