N. discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.

V. to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay Elie started to fill up with fear when he saw the babies burning and the ash pits.

N. a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc.

Adj. displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish

V. to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate Elie emigrated from Auschwitz concentration camp to Buchenwald concentration camp.

N. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

N. the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.

Adj. lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech:

Adj. feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base:

Adj. not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable

N. a pancake, especially one made of grated potato. My aunt is having a latkes party.

Adj. changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: That boys performance was mercurial.

Adj. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: We held the trophy ostentatiously so it would not break.

N. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. There was a pandemonium amount of noise late last night.

N. an organized massacre, especially of Jews.

N. a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law.

N. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: The lunch ladies give us a ration of food so there is enough for everybody else.

N. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction. Elie was in remorse when he saw the ash pits and babies getting thrown in the air.

Adv. in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard: secretly

V. to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment

N. fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

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WWII book vocab

Term	Definition
Anti-Semitism	N. discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
appalled	V. to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay Elie started to fill up with fear when he saw the babies burning and the ash pits.
concentration camp	N. a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc.
disgruntled	Adj. displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish
emigrated	V. to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate Elie emigrated from Auschwitz concentration camp to Buchenwald concentration camp.
genocide	N. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
Gestapo	N. the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.
inarticulate	Adj. lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech:
indignantly	Adj. feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base:
intolerable	Adj. not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable
latkes	N. a pancake, especially one made of grated potato. My aunt is having a latkes party.
mercurial	Adj. changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: That boys performance was mercurial.
ostentatiously	Adj. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: We held the trophy ostentatiously so it would not break.
pandemonium	N. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. There was a pandemonium amount of noise late last night.
pogrom	N. an organized massacre, especially of Jews.
rabbi	N. a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law.
ration	N. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: The lunch ladies give us a ration of food so there is enough for everybody else.
remorse	N. deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction. Elie was in remorse when he saw the ash pits and babies getting thrown in the air.
stealthily	Adv. in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard: secretly
wallow	V. to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment
zeal	N. fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

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