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Night Chapter 1
Vocabulary Words for chapter 1
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English
9th Grade
09/15/2007

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divinity
Definition
the quality associated with being God, a god, or a goddess
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waiflike
Definition
somebody, usually a young person, with a thin fragile appearance who looks needy
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encumber
Definition
to burden or weigh down somebody or someghing; to hamper or impede
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insignificant
Definition
not important
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mysticism
Definition
the belief that personal communication or union with the divine is achieved through intuition, fith, ecstasy, or sudden insight rather than through rational thought[image]
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unsentimental
Definition
not emotional; unaffected by emotional matters
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indulgently
Definition
permissive, tolerant, or humoring somebody's wishes
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initiation
Definition
action that causes something, especially an important process or event, to begin
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conviction
Definition
firmly held belief
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lorries
Definition
a large vehicel for transporting goods by road[image]
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deportee
Definition
somebody who has been or is waiting to be deported
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fascist
Definition
somebody who supports or advocates a system of government characterized by dictatorship, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of all opposition, and extreme nationalism
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ghetto
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an area of a city lived in by a minority group, especially a run-down and densely populated area lived in by a group that experiences discrimination[image]
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anecdote
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a short personal account of an incident or event
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pathetic
Definition
provoking or expressing feelings of pity
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truncheon[image]
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a baton carried as a symbol of rank or authority
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indiscriminately
Definition
random, haphazard, or confused
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expulsion
Definition
the forcing out of something or somebody from something
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pillage
Definition
to steal goods using force, especially during a war
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