The Diary of Anne Frank

1. The Diary of Anne Frank Vocabulary

2. Zeal • Definition: Great enthusiasm; devotion to a cause • Part of Speech: noun • Sentence: “We kindle this Hanukkah light to celebrate the great and wonderful deeds wrought through the zeal with which God has filled the hearts of the heroic Maccabees.”

3. Tyranny • Definition: Cruel and unjust use of power • Part of Speech: noun • Sentence: “They fought against indifference, against tyranny, and oppression.”

4. Ostentatiously • Definition: showy • Part of Speech: adverb • Sentence: “Peter is coming from the bedroom, ostentatiously holding a bulge in his coat as if he were holding his cat.”

5. Disgruntled • Definition: displeased or annoyed • Part of Speech: verb used as an adjective • Sentence: “Dussel sits on the edge of his bed, listening, disgruntled.”

6. Appalled • Definition: horrified; shocked • Part of Speech: verb used as an adjective • Sentence: “There is a second of appalled silence.”

7. Inarticulate • Definition: unable to speak; also means unable to speak understandably or effectively. • Part of Speech: adjective • Sentence: Peter is furious, inarticulate when Dussel makes a comment to eat Peter’s cat for dinner.

8. Forlorn • Definition: abandoned and lonely • Part of Speech: adjective • Sentence: Peter pulls his door shut. Dussel stands there, bewildered, forlorn.

9. Animation • Definition: liveliness • Part of Speech: noun • Sentence: “You’ve got nice eyes…and a lot of animation.”

10. Remorse • Definition: deep feeling of guilt; self-reproach • Part of Speech: noun • Sentence: “It is Mrs. Frank, stricken with remorse.”