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sighet
small town on the border of romania and hungary
transylvania
region in the carpathian presently part of romania in 1940 the northern part of trans. including the ton of sighet was given to hungary. in 1945 it was returned to romania
auschwitz
nazi concentration camp in southern poland near the czech. border
buchenwald
nazi concentration camp in germ. near the city of weirmar
budapest
capital of hungary. radio communication to sighet came from budapest
facist
party aligned w/ hitler. radio comm.
antisemitic
refferring to prejudice against jews
passover
jewish religious feast lasting 7 days
ghetto
a section in a city inhabited chiefly by a minority group that cannot live elsewhere b/c of racial or social prejudice
stoke coal
keep fire burning by shovling coal into it
red army
soviet unions army
gestapo
nazi secret police
pentecost
jewish religious festival 50 days after the first day of passover
avid
eager
deportation
forced to move from a country
truncheons
short heavy sticks or clubs
synagouge
jewish church
Kaschau
a little town on the czech. frontier
hermetically sealed
sealed airtight
abyss
bottomless pitt
pestilential stench
disease containing
barometer of confidence soared
the atmosphere improved, they became more confident that their situation would improve
abonimable odor
horrible smell
SS
most brutal branch of the gestapo; secret police
tommy gun
thompson sub machine gun
doctor mengele
nazi war criminal, medical doctor that performed experiments on concentration camp prisoners
devoid
without
monocle
eye glass for one eye, held by a chain or leather strap around the wearer's neck
unremittingly
without stopping
lorry
a cart with four sides but no top usually on a truck bed
kapos
guards
gypsies
minority group which has been in europe for the last 500 years
colic
severe stomach pain resulting from muscle spasms
clout
hit
humane
kind, civilization
congealing
liquid becoming solid
blandishments
flattering words designed to coax another to perform in a way desired by the flatterer
buna
labor camp in germany
well-clad
comfortably dressed
quarantine
isolation
hooligan
gangster
conscientious
determined to complete a job
bespectacled
wearing glasses
cynical
sarcastic, distrusting
slacking
not showing maximum effort
reckon
answer to
cauldron
large cooking pot
unawares
without warning
birkenau
death camp
zionist
referring to a group of european jews who wish to resettle in palistein
haifa
port city in what is now israel. during war part of palistein
bennediction
prayer
prostrated
lying with face to the ground
tempest
violent wind storm
mystic
one who understands mysteries in this case the mind of god
implored
begged
profoundly
deeply
solitary
single
deed
action
lamentation
greiving
yom kippur
jewish day of atonement on which they ask god to forgive their sins. the faithful pray and fast for 24 hours
fast
abstain from some or all food
great void
feeling that there was nothing worth believing in
"achtung"
german for attention
wallowing in your own despair
enjoying your own hopelessness
meager
small
elapsed
gone by
crucible
a heat resistant vessel for melting metals
anguish
deep suffering that can be physical or mental
despair
hopelessness
din
loud noise
morale
enthusiasm
sage
person recognized for his/her great learning
cavalry
place of execution; jesus christ was crucified on cavalry
faltering
pausing
automatons
robots
a blind destiny
a power thought to determine ones future
indeterminate
from an unknown source
fatigue
exhaustion mental or physical
reel
spin
stupified
stunned
bereaved
depreived of hope
semblance
resemblance
gleiwitz
a town in poland
vigilance
gaurd
charred
burned to ashes
extinguished
put out as a fire
appeasing
satisfying quenching thisrst
embarkation
act of getting out of a vehicle
convoy
formation of military trains; in this case cattle cars
apathy
lack of emotion; indifference
inert
not moving
dregs
remains; coarse worthless leftovers(ex; coffee grounds)
parisienne
female resident of paris
grimace
distorted facial expression
rattle
series of sharp noises in rapid succession
robust
healthy and strong
tether
rope for controlling animalS
dysentery
diarrhea and fever resulting from inflamation of the large intestine
balm
anything which makes someone more comfortable
fortnight
2 weeks
front
combat zone
summarily
without delay
trodden
walked upon
mountebanks
people who sould quack medicines at fairs in eur.; these peeps often dressed on all of their clothing incase they had to quickly escape from customers who they had swindled
bafoons
clowns people who act or dress like clowns
knell
tollingg of a bell to announce death
tremors
severe tremblings
visionary
as if seeing a vision/ having a waking dream
riveted
fastened firmly as if with a stake abuse; attack verbally
spasmodically
violently and irregularly
liquidated
to do away with; remove all traces of
encumbered
to burden
perilous
risky, dangerous
expelled
to drive or force out
abstraction
an abstract or general idea
decree
official order
anecdotes
short and entertaining stories
premonition
forboding
pathetic
pitiful
pious
religious obligations
petrified
parylized with fear
incite
to arouse
notorious
widely and unfavorably known
convulsively
violent muscle spasms
bestial
beast like
remorse
deep sense of guilt
reverie
daydreaming
innumerable
unable to be counted, many
queue
a line or file
reprieve
temporary relief
meddle
to interfere
imperceptibly
very slight gradual or subtle
lividly
a bruise, consumed with rage
decisive
conclusive
repentive
to feel remorse for what one has done
annihilate
to destroy completely
monochrome
shades of one color
deriving
to obtain
plaintive
expressing sorrow or melancholy
beseeching
to beg implore plead

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