Unit 7 Vocabulary

{ The Cellist of Sarajevo

Agonized

ADJECTIVE:
showing
mental or
physical pain
or agony

Anticipation

NOUN: a
feeling of
excitement
about
something that
is going to
happen

Before my lights blink of

IDIOM:
before I die

Carnage

NOUN: the
killing of many
people

Cherished

ADJECTIVE
feeling or
showing
great love for
(someone or
something)

Comeback

NOUN: a
return to
former good
position or
condition

Defy

VERB: to
refuse to
obey
(someone or
something)

Emotional

ADJECTIVE:
relating to
emotions

Exuberant

ADJECTIVE:
very lively,
happy, or
energetic;
filled with
energy and
enthusiasm

Furor

NOUN: a
situation in
which many
people are
angry or upset

Haunting

ADJECTIVE:
sad or
beautiful in a
way that is
difficult to
forget

Mournful

ADJECTIVE:
full of sorrow;
very sad

Moved

VERB: to afect
the feelings of
(someone); to
cause (someone)
to feel an
emotion,
especially
sadness or
sympathy

Obscurity

NOUN: the
state of being
unknown or
forgotten

Phrasing

NOUN: the way

something is
expressed in
words; the
particular words
or the order of
words that are
used to express
something

Raging

ADJECTIVE:
very great,
strong, or
impressive

Repertoire

NOUN: all
of the
things that a
person is
able to do

Resonating

VERB: to have
particular
meaning or
importance for
someone; to
afect or appeal
to someone in a
personal or
emotional way

Screaming

ADJECTIVE:
very noticeable
and difficult to
ignore

Slashing

VERB: making
a long cut in
(something)
with a knife or
other sharp
weapon

Solitary

ADJECTIVE:
without
anyone or
anything else;
not involving
or including
anyone or
anything else

Soothe

VERB: to cause
(someone) to be
calmer, less
angry, etc.

Unassuming

ADJECTIVE:
not having or
showing a
desire to be
noticed,
praised, etc.

Ominous

ADJECTIVE:
suggesting
that
something
bad is going
to happen in
the future