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Week 3 Vocabulary

Chapters 11–15

Matching, Context Clues & Definitions
✦ This Week's Vocabulary Words ✦
Arrogant(adj.)
Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance
Betrayal(n.)
The act of being disloyal to someone who trusts you
Complicit(adj.)
Involved in or helping with wrongdoing, even through silence
Desolate(adj.)
Empty, bleak, and without comfort or hope
Foreshadowing(n.)
Hints or clues about what will happen later in a story
Propaganda(n.)
Information used to promote a particular political view, often misleading
Remorse(n.)
Deep regret or guilt for a wrong one has committed
Submission(n.)
The act of accepting or yielding to a superior force or authority
Vulnerable(adj.)
Exposed to harm or attack; easily hurt physically or emotionally
Ideology(n.)
A system of ideas and beliefs, especially one that forms the basis of a political system
1 Part A — Matching

Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition.

Complicit
Remorse
Arrogant
Vulnerable
Desolate
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2 Part B — Context Clues

Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

BetrayalForeshadowingPropagandaSubmissionIdeology
1. When Bruno denied knowing Shmuel in front of Lieutenant Kotler, Shmuel felt the sting of ________ from his only friend.
2. Bruno's shaved head making him look like the boys in the camp is an example of ________ — a hint about what will happen later in the story.
3. Bruno repeated that Germany was the greatest country in the world because he had been influenced by Nazi ________ without realizing it.
4. Pavel accepted his punishment in silence, his body language showing complete ________ to the soldier's authority.
5. The Nazi ________ taught that some people were superior to others based on race, which led to the horrific events of the Holocaust.
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3 Part C — Vocabulary in Action

Choose the answer that best demonstrates the meaning of each vocabulary word as it connects to the novel.

1. The Fury acted in an arrogant way at dinner. Which detail from the chapter best shows his arrogance?
2. When the adults at dinner did not stop Kotler from hurting Pavel, they were being complicit. This means they were —
3. Shmuel is described as being in a vulnerable position. What makes him vulnerable?
4. Bruno felt deep remorse after denying his friendship with Shmuel. A person feeling remorse would most likely —
5. The view from Bruno's window showed a desolate landscape on Shmuel's side of the fence. Which description best matches the meaning of desolate?
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