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Prisoner B-3087 Chapters Vocabulary

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main character; first person point-of-view (narrator); A.K.A. “Jack”; young boy who survived 10 concentration camps; Mina & Oskar’s son   Yanek  
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Yanek’s Mama; Oskar’s wife   Mina  
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Yanek’s Papa; Mina’s husband   Oskar  
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Aunt who watched Yanek’s homemade movie-slide projector show; Moshe’s wife   Gilzela  
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Uncle who watched Yanek’s homemade movie-slide projector show; Gilzela’s husband   Moshe  
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Aunt who owns a bakery with her husband Abraham   Fela  
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Uncle who owns a bakery with his wife Fele   Abraham  
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a family of three who lived with Yanek’s family in the Krakow Ghetto; first family to live with Yanek’s family   The Laskis  
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Laskis seven year old son   Aron  
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Second family who lived with Yanek’s family in the Krakow Ghetto   The Rosenblums  
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The Rosenblums’s daughters who complained and cried a lot. (There were two daughters)   The Girls  
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The third family who lived with Yanek’s family in the Krakow Ghetto.   The Brotmans  
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The neighbor lady across the hall who always yelled at Yanek for bouncing a ball in the hallway of their apartment building in the Krakow Ghetto   Mrs. Immerglick  
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The person who loots the Immerglick’s apartment into Krakow Ghetto; neighbor in apartment building.   Mr. Tatarka  
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A council representing a Jewish Community especially German occupied territory during WWII; Jews the Nazis put in charge of the ghettos.   Judenrats  
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making quieter or less distinct   muffling  
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not having been walked on   untrodden  
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a fixed amount of commodity allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in war time   ration  
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delicious; people extremely beautiful or attractive   delectable  
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a person primarily concerned with making money   mercenary  
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being settled (not having a permanent residence/home) in a different place   resettlement  
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to send out of the country by authority from a state or country (government)   deported  
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a sudden, brief, sharp pain or spasm   pang  
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a contrast (difference) between what is expected and what actually happens [contrast between appearance and reality]   irony  
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when what happens is the opposite of what you think will happen [ex: dog and cat getting along]   situational irony  
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when you say the opposite of what you mean (can create a humorous effect for the reader) [ex: sarcasm - When it's raining you say fantastic but your face tells the opposite]   verbal irony  
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when the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not (creates tension and suspense) [ex: scary movies]   dramatic irony  
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a fixed minimum or maximum number of a particular group of people allowed.   quota  
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the religious initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of thirteen and is to take part with public worship.   Bar Mitzvah  
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any large, plain building in which many people are housed.   barracks  
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to run through or over; flowed   coursed  
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to remove or tip (the hat) as a greeting or token of respect.   doffing  
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a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful   taint  
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a person who buys or sells fur or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs or garments; a fur dealer or fur dresser   furrier  
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a passage into which several rooms or apartments open; hallway.   corridor  
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a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was assigned by the SS guards to supervise.   kapo  
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refers to inmates who were on the verge of death from starvation, exhaustion, and despair, (if one reached this stage - they were not going to survive much longer.)   Muselmann  
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boys who hid under the floorboards in the Plaszow concentration camp   Thomas & Isaac  
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cruel commandant of the Plaszow concentration camp. He would attack his dogs on the prisoners of the camp.   Amon Goeth  
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known as the “angel of death” at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Conducted cruel experiments on people.   Dr. Josef Mengele  
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commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp; husband of Isle Koch. The person who came up with the idea of a zoo in the camp.   Karl Koch  
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Karl Koch’s wife; known as the “Witch of Buchenwald” due to her cruelty.   Isle Koch  
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a kapo who did not like Yanek; he would beat the main character. He later gives Yanek bread during a death march.   Moonface  
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a friend to Yanek who unfortunately became sick, was too weak to work, and perished at Auschwitz concentration camp.   Fred  
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military equipment and stores   munitions  
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a person who supervises; manager   overseer(s)  
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a toilet or something used as a toilet   latrines  
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a place of shelter, protection, or safety   refuge  
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to prick or drive; to prod   goad  
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a guard who stands on watch   sentinels  
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a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful; a trace of infection or contamination   taint  
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a tall pyramidal roof-like structure – generally on a church   spire  
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a maze   labyrinth  
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to be sarcastic, insulting, or mocking   taunt  
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to heave; to hoist   hefted  
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humbly patient; quiet manner   meekly  
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an act or instance; shameless boldness   effrontery  
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a place that is large and deep that rock or stone come from   quarry  
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make an abrupt, sudden, unsteady, uncontrollable movement   lurched  
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pushed or pulled form the main line to a siding from one track to another (this word deals with a train or train parts)   shunted  
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a poster or sign for public display   placard  
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without having been commanded or invited   unbidden  
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cancel or postpone the punishment   reprieve  
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scornfully in a mocking way; to make fun of someone in a cruel way   scoffed  
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plural form of lice (small, wingless parasitic insects that live on the skin of mammals and birds)   louse  
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having lost one sense of direction; confused and unable to think clearly   disoriented  
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pertaining to producing a force of electricity   voltage  
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barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; meager; not large   scant  
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to entertain by singing; a performance of vocal or instrumental music   serenading  
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to take pleasure in; like; enjoy   relish  
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cafeteria at a military base; A place where free entertainment is provided for military personnel   canteen  
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warm-hearted; genuine; wholehearted; plentiful   hearty  
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to eat in great quantities, especially excessively   scarfed  
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a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch   splotched  
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to stop; to dam up; to plug   stem  
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general external appearance; aspect; semblance (a likeness)   guises  
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extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture.   gaunt  
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lacking kindness, compassion, or sympathy for people or animals.   inhumane  
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scolded; criticized   berated  
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having little or no meaning; making little or no sense.   nonsensical  
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a state of unconsciousness; mental dullness   stupor  
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having been beaten with a whip, stick, etc.   flogged  
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a deep, immeasurable space or cavity; vast chasm   abyss  
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