Number the Stars Vocabulary
Chapters 1-4
1. Lanky (adj) Tall and thin
2. Nazi (n)—a member of the Germany’s ruling party in the 30’s and 40’s and throughout WWII.
3. Sabotage (v,n) To destroy –OR- the actual act of destroying
4. Kroner(n)-- Money used in Denmark and Sweden
5. Disdainfully (adv) acting in a way that is full of a feeling of dislike, scorn or contempt, as if something is beneath
you.
6. Occupation (n)—one’s job –OR- the seizure and control of an area by military forces, esp. foreign
territory.
7. Rationed (v) Control the amount one can use, usually applied by governments during wars
8. Swastika (n) a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times,
consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles. This figure is
the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
9. Submerged (adj, v) ADJ--under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated. V--
to put or sink below the surface of water
10. Contempt (n)— the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or
worthless; disdain; scorn.
11. Impassive (adj)— without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
12. Resistance (n)-- an underground organization composed of groups of private individuals working as an
opposition force in a conquered country to overthrow the occupying power, usually by acts of sabotage,
guerrilla warfare, etc.: the resistance during the German occupation in World War II. Often preceded by “the.”
13. Unruly (adj)— not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable;
refractory; lawless
14. Torment (n,v)—(v) to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: --OR—(n)something that
afflicts great bodily or mental suffering
15. Imperious (adj)— domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing
16. Content (adj)—happy with what one has
Chapters 5-8
17. Tentative (adj) unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
18. Relocate (v) to move to a new location, usually said of people who move for employment reasons
19. Specter (n) ghostly figure, bothers the mind
20. imprinted (adj, v) description of a pattern made by pressing on a surface –OR—the act of producing such a
pattern
21. Trousseau (n)-- an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride
22. Intricate (adj)-- complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make
23. Engagement (n)-- an appointment or arrangement –OR—a pledge to be married
24. Applique (n)-- ornamentation, as a cutout design, that is sewn on to or otherwise applied to a piece of material.
25. Mock (adj, v) adj—not real, a pretend version of something; v—to make fun of or attack verbally by imitating
26. Deft (adj)--skillful
27. Hearse (n)-- a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial
Chapters 9-13
