Vocab for Night by Elie Wiesel

JARED P.
Student-selected words from my English III class.
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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  3. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  4. abject
    most unfortunate or miserable
  5. abrasive
    causing irritation or erosion by friction
  6. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  7. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  8. abundant
    present in great quantity
  9. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  10. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  11. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
  12. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  13. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  14. antisemitism
    the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
  15. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  16. beadle
    a minor parish official who serves smaller church functions
  17. bureaucrat
    a nonelective government official
  18. colossus
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  19. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  20. convalescent
    returning to health after illness or debility
  21. convoy
    the act of escorting while in transit
  22. crematorium
    a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
  23. decree
    a legally binding command or decision
  24. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
  25. deport
    expel from a country
  26. devour
    destroy completely
  27. disquietude
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  28. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  29. emblem
    special design representing a quality, type, or group
  30. emigration
    moving from one place in order to settle in another
  31. exterminate
    kill on a large scale
  32. fatigue
    temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
  33. Hasidic
    of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices
  34. hysteria
    state of violent mental agitation
  35. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  36. insignificant
    of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
  37. insinuate
    introduce or insert in a subtle manner
  38. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  39. leprosy
    communicable disease characterized by wasting of body parts
  40. liquidate
    get rid of by killing
  41. lull
    a pause during which things are calm
  42. meekly
    in a submissive or spiritless manner
  43. mysticism
    a religion based on communion with an ultimate reality
  44. observant
    quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
  45. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  46. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  47. phylactery
    (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
  48. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  49. rendering
    an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
  50. rescind
    cancel officially
  51. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
  52. synagogue
    the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
  53. thrash
    give a beating to
  54. utter
    articulate, either verbally or with a cry
  55. waif
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
Created on Tue Sep 10 20:27:34 EDT 2013

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