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Vocabulary
Night and The Diary of Anne Frank
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.) anti-Semitism | (n.) prejudice, against Jews Hitler is very anti-Semitism. |
| 2.) appalled | (v.) to fill or over come with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay Ex.) I am appalled on how you reacted. |
| 3.) concentration | (n.) cooperation, as among opposing factions, aided at effecting a unified proposal concerted action Ex.) The amount of concentration I needed to study for my math test was very big. |
| 4.) disgruntled | (v.) displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish Ex.) . I was very disgruntled when my mom said that i could not get a new phone. |
| 5.) emigrated | (v.) to leave one's homeland to settle permanently in another country Ex.) A couple of years ago I emigrated to the U.S. |
| 6.) genocide | (n.) the deliberate and extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group Ex.) The holocaust is a great example of genocide. |
| 7.) Gestapo | (n.) The German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations Ex.) In 1933 my family and I emigrated to the US to get away from the Gestapos |
| 8.) inarticulate | (adj.) lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in a clear and effective speech Ex.) I found it so inarticulate to talk to the guidance counselor. |
| 9.) indignantly | (adv.) feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base Ex.) Mr. Gallo said "use your brain!" Indignantly |
| 10.) intolerable | (adj.) not tolerable; unendurable; insuffered Ex.) My dog was so intolerable because she would not calm down. |
| 11.) latkes | (n.) a pancake, especially one made of grated potato Ex.) My mom made me some latkes this morning. |
| 12.) mercurial | (adj.) changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic Ex.) My mom and I always had a mercurial relationship. |
| 13.) ostentatiously | (adj.) characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others Ex.) The boy was being so ostentatious. |
| 14.) pandemonium | (n.) wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos Ex.) I ask my mom "What is all the pandemonium out side!" |
| 15.) pogrom | (n.) an organized massacre, especially of Jews Ex.) Hitler instituted pogrom. |
| 16.) rabbi | (n.) chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, delivers the sermon at a religious service Ex.) The rabbi walked into the room and we all became quite |
| 17.) ration | (n.) a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage Ex.) We all get a ration of bread a church. |
| 18.) remorse | (n.) deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction Ex.) I felt remorse for tripping a kid at lunch. |
| 19.) stealthily | (adv.) done, characterized, furtive, secretly Ex.) I stealthily moved through the grass. |
| 20.) wallow | (v.) to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment; to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel Ex.)I wallowed above the water. |
| 21.) zeal | (n.) fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor Ex.) Hitler embodied zeal over some of the Hitler youth. |