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Unit 4 buzzwords
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Holocaust | The mass murder of more than 6 million Jews under the German Nazi |
| Antisemitism | Hostility to or prejudice against Jews. |
| Propaganda | Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a political cause or point of view. |
| Concentration camps | a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners. |
| genocide | the deliberate killing a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
| ghetto | an isolated or segregated group or area. |
| ally | a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty. |
| Dehumanization | the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities |
| barracks | a building or group of buildings used to house soldiers |
| Resistance | the refusal to accept or comply with something: the attempt to prevent something by action or argument |
| Liberation | the act of setting someone free from imprisonment. |
| Schlep | haul or carry (something heavy or awkward). (of a person ) go or move reluctantly. |
| neurotic | abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or tense and anxious panicking. |
| acaricature | a ludicrous or grotesque version of someone or something. |
| pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theroetical |
| recuperate | recover from illness or exertion: recover or regain (something lost or taken) |
| presecute | subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs. |
| smuggle | convey (someone or something) somewhere secretly and illicitly: move ( goods) illegally into or out of a country |
| diverge | separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in to a different direction. |
| bystander | a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part. |