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English I - Lit.
"Night" Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deportation | removal of an alien from a country |
| ghetto | a quarter of a city where a minority group is forced to live |
| Talmud | authoritative body of Jewish tradition |
| beadle | a minor parish official |
| Boche | slang term for a German |
| optimistic | looking at something for the best possible outcome |
| melancholy | severe depression; great sadness |
| truncheon | a policeman's billy club |
| lorry | an open truck or wagon without sides |
| remorse | a sense of guilt or distress for past wrongs |
| Kommando | the personnel, area, or unit under a commander; a command |
| anguish | to suffer intense pain or sorrow |
| defiance | an act of challenge to an authority |
| submission | an act of yielding or giving in to an authority |
| credible | reasonable grounds for being believed |
| writhed | twisted and turned |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| infirmary | place where the sick are lodged for treatment |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble; starved appearance |