1. The Diary of a Young Girl
Vocabulary List #3

2. oppressive
adjective
cruelly overbearing; tyrannical; unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group

3. reign
verb
to rule over

4. tedious
adjective
tiresome, boring

5. critic
noun
a person who forms and expresses judgments of people or things

6. earnest
adjective
not petty; serious; important; showing sincere and intense conviction

7. epidemic
adjective
prevalent and spreading rapidly; wide-spread

8. feeble
adjective
weak; lacking physical strength

9. philosophy
noun
a particular system of principles for the conduct of life

10. precarious
adjective
uncertain; not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

11. asylum
noun
a place where one is safe and secure; an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill

12. campaign
noun
a series of planned, organized actions for a particular purpose

13. devastation
noun
great destruction or damage; desolation; severe and overwhelming shock or grief

14. linger
verb
to continue to stay; reluctance to leave

15. scandalous
adjective
offensive to a sense of decency or shocking to the moral feelings of a community

16. superficial
adjective
existing or occurring at or on the surface

17. morale
noun
the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time

18. sabotage
verb
deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage

19. livid
adjective
furiously angry

20. capitulation
noun
the action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand

21. perturbed
adjective
anxious or unsettled; upset