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Chapter 1 Vocabulary
NightSlide2
penury
Poverty
Destruction
New Orleans experienced a lot of
penury
after Hurricane Katrina.Slide3
waiflike
Resembling a “waif” (a homeless and helpless person, especially a neglected or abandoned child)
The
waiflike
child had not eaten a good meal in a long time.Slide4
expelled
Forced to leave a place.
Our neighbors were
expelled
from their home after they refused to pay their rent.Slide5
deportee
A person who is expelled from home or country by authority.
The Jewish
deportee
settled in England after he had to leave Germany.Slide6
insinuated
Suggested
Hinted
Implied
Mrs. Way
insinuated
that the vocabulary test would be easy.Slide7
annihilate
Destroy or defeat
Exterminate
Wipe out
During a war, many armies try to
annihilate
their enemies. Slide8
emigrate
Leave one’s own country in order to move to another.
After Donald Trump became president, many Americans wanted to
emigrate
to Canada.Slide9
disquieting
Causing feelings of worry
Disturbing
Upsetting
The tornado siren was
disquieting
to the young students.Slide10
optimism
Hopefulness and confidence about the future.
I have
optimism
about how well you will do on your exams.Slide11
anguish
Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
My mother was in
anguish
after she broke her ribs.Slide12
billeted
When soldiers stay in a particular place, usually in a civilian’s house.
The Nazi soldiers
billeted
in the homes they found in Poland.Slide13
jubilant
Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
I was
jubilant
after I found out that I earned an A on my final paper.Slide14
sublime
Impressive
Inspiring awe
On the Fourth of July, I like to go and watch the
sublime
fireworks.Slide15
edict
An official order or proclamation.
There was a new
edict
that states that we don’t have to wear IDs anymore.Slide16
encircled
Form a circle around
Surround
The army
encircled
their enemies. Slide17
liquidated
To convert assets into cash
To put an end to
To put to death
During World War II, the Nazis
liquidated
over 6 million Jewish people in Europe.Slide18
infinite
Limitless
Endless
Impossible to measure or calculate
I sometimes feel like I have an
infinite
amount of homework.Slide19
surreptitiously
Secretly
The students had no idea that Mrs. Way had
surreptitiously
ordered them a pizza.Slide20
conflagration
An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
The
conflagration
destroyed the entire apartment complex.Slide21
partisan
During World War II, civilians who opposed the Nazi German rule in several countries.
Partisan people in Germany often helped hide their Jewish friends from the Nazis.