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Night penury Poverty Destruction New Orleans experienced a lot of penury after Hurricane Katrina waiflike Resembling a waif a homeless and helpless person especially a neglected or abandoned child ID: 592444

leave war expelled jewish war leave jewish expelled insinuated place liquidated optimism surreptitiously students deportee country germany people infinite disquieting annihilate jubilant

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Slide1

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.